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Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) as a Bridge to Recovery for Tachycardia‐Mediated Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Stokes Michael B.,
Saxena Pankaj,
Mariani Justin A.,
Kaye David M.,
Bergin Peter,
McGiffin David C.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12632
Subject(s) - cardiogenic shock , medicine , ventricular assist device , cardiology , sotalol , cardiomyopathy , shock (circulatory) , ventricular tachycardia , heart failure , myocardial infarction , atrial fibrillation
A case is described of cardiogenic shock that occurred following use of sotalol in a patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction. The patient required left ventricular assist device (LVAD) placement with subsequent myocardial recovery to a degree that allowed eventual device removal following 140 days of support.