Ventricular assistance after tricuspid valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
; 58(4): 248-50, 2009 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19446789
ABSTRACT
We report a case of a 71-year-old woman with carcinoid heart disease admitted in ICU after tricuspid valve replacement. She quickly developed a acute heart right failure. Optimal medical treatment failed and we implanted ventricular assistance. After 10 days of support, patient improved and the right ventricle recovered. Temporary devices can provide a successful bridge to cardiac recovery. However, the risk of infection that is a major prognosis factor should be carefully considered particularly when temporary assistance implanted on immunosuppressed patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Tricuspid Valve
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Heart Valve Prosthesis
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Carcinoid Heart Disease
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Heart-Assist Devices
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Belgium