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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:234-235
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Thoratec left ventricular assist device for bridging to recovery in fulminant acute myocarditis

Masood S. Joharchi, MDa, Uwe Neiser, MDa, Ute Lenschow, MDb, Jochen Schubert, MDc, Wolfgang Kienast, MD, PhDb, Gabriele Noeldge-Schomburg, MD, PhDc, Gustav Steinhoff, MD, PhD*a

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
b Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
c Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

Accepted for publication February 17, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Prof Steinhoff, Klinik Herzchirurgie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Rostock, Schillingallee 35, 18057 Rostock, Germany
e-mail: gustav.steinhoff{at}med.uni-rostock.de

Fulminant acute myocarditis can be the cause of rapid cardiac decompensation that is resistant to maximal medical therapy. Successful weaning from left ventricular mechanical support is very rare in fulminant myocarditis. We report the case of a young patient with viral myocarditis who was successfully weaned from a Thoratec left ventricular assist device with full recovery of myocardial function.




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