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Severe mitral regurgitation and biventricular heart failure successfully treated with biventricular percutaneous axial flow pumps as a bridge to mitral valve surgery
Author(s) -
Renard Brian M.,
Hanson Ivan D.,
Goldstein James A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.26496
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , heart failure , hemodynamics , concomitant , mitral valve , mitral valve repair , shock (circulatory) , percutaneous , regurgitation (circulation) , myocardial infarction
Prompt recognition of acute right ventricular failure is essential in order to provide timely hemodynamic support. We report a case of a patient with severe mitral regurgitation complicated by cardiogenic shock that failed to improve with left ventricular support alone. The recognition of concomitant right ventricular failure led to the addition of a right ventricular support device, resulting in dramatic hemodynamic improvement. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.