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Ventricular assistance after tricuspid valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease.
Njambou Mbakop, T; Weyers, P; Van de Steen, E; Georis, J N; Denis, B; Bettendorf, P.
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  • Njambou Mbakop T; Service soins intensifs, CHU de Liège, domaine universitaire Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium. thierrynjambou@yahoo.fr
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) ; 58(4): 248-50, 2009 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19446789
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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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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Tricuspid Valve / Heart Valve Prosthesis / Carcinoid Heart Disease / Heart-Assist Devices / Heart Failure Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Postoperative Complications / Tricuspid Valve / Heart Valve Prosthesis / Carcinoid Heart Disease / Heart-Assist Devices / Heart Failure Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium