Successful recovery using surgical intervention to treat ischemic cardiomyopathy and cardiogenic shock
Unosawa, S.; Hata, M.; Sezai, A.; Niino, T.; Yoshitake, I.; Shimura, K.; Nagao, K.; Minami, K.
Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Official Journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia 16(1): 52-54
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1341-1098 PMID: 20190712 Document Number: 639227
We report here a successful case of recovery from cardiogenic shock resulting from ischemic cardiomyopathy, treated by using a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The LVAD was successfully explanted at the time of simultaneous coronary artery bypass grafting and left ventricular restoration after recovery from end-organ dysfunction by LVAD support.