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Milrinone, a bridge to heart transplantation
Author(s) -
WATSON D. M.,
SHERRY K. M.,
WESTON G. A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb11499.x
Subject(s) - medicine , milrinone , heart transplantation , cardiology , bridge (graph theory) , transplantation , bridge to transplantation , heart failure
Summary We describe the use of a milrinone infusion as a bridge to heart transplantation in the treatment of severe congestive cardiac failure secondary to viral cardiomyopathy. The clinical improvement that occurred when milrinone was commenced made it possible to wean the patient from conventional cardiovascular support with an intra‐aortic balloon pump and dobutamine. There was an improvement in organ perfusion.