Left ventricular assist device as bridge to recovery for anthracycline-induced terminal heart failure

Autor:	Jon M, Appel, Kåre, Sander, Peter B, Hansen, Jacob E, Møller, Anders, Krarup-Hansen, Finn, Gustafsson
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Heart Failure Male Young Adult Heart Ventricles Heart Transplantation Humans Anthracyclines Antineoplastic Agents Heart-Assist Devices Cardiotoxins
Zdroj:	Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.). 18(5)
ISSN:	1751-7133
Popis:	Anthracycline treatments are hampered by dose-related cardiotoxicity, frequently leading to heart failure (HF) with a very poor prognosis. The authors report a case of a 19-year-old man developing HF after anthracycline treatment for Ewing sarcoma. Despite medical treatment, his condition deteriorated to terminal HF, leading to implantation of a mechanical left ventricular assist device (LVAD). His heart function recovered, allowing explantation of the device 14 months after implantation. Heart transplantation is often contraindicated in the first years after treatment for cancers, and LVAD as "bridge to recovery" may be warranted in similar patients.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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