Treatment of cardiogenic shock with left ventricular assist device combined with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a case report

Håvard Keilegavlen; Jan Erik Nordrehaug; Svein Faerestrand; Rune Fanebust; Reidar Pettersen; Rune Haaverstad; Vegard Tuseth

doi:10.1186/1749-8090-5-54

Treatment of cardiogenic shock with left ventricular assist device combined with cardiac resynchronization therapy: a case report

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Jul 2:5:54. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-54.

Authors

Håvard Keilegavlen¹, Jan Erik Nordrehaug, Svein Faerestrand, Rune Fanebust, Reidar Pettersen, Rune Haaverstad, Vegard Tuseth

Affiliation

¹ Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. hkei@helse-bergen.no

Abstract

Cardiogenic shock has a poor prognosis with established treatment strategies. We report a 62 years old man with heart failure exacerbating into refractory cardiogenic shock successfully treated with the combination of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and subacute cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implantable cardioverter-defibrillator device (CRT-D).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Heart Failure / complications
Heart Failure / therapy*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*
Treatment Outcome