Open AccessInduced Hypothermia Prior to Left Ventricular Assist Device
Author(s) -
Thompson Mark A.,
Alkadri Mohi,
McMullan Paul,
Patel Hamang,
Ventura Hector
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
congestive heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1751-7133
pISSN - 1527-5299
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2010.00138.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , contractility , heart failure , cardiology , hemodynamics , anesthesia , intensive care medicine
Induced hypothermia, a therapy that recently gained the attention of a broad spectrum of US and international medical authorities for its neuroprotective benefits in post–cardiac arrest patients, may represent an underexplored therapeutic option in patients with severe cardiac failure by optimizing hemodynamics and augmenting cardiac contractility. The authors present the first case report, to their knowledge, of a patient with severe congestive heart failure who underwent cooling prior to successful left ventricular assist device implantation. Congest Heart Fail. 2010;16:231–233. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.