Percutaneous ventricular assist device in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with cardiogenic shock: bridge to myectomy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We present the case of a 69-year-old woman with end-stage hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who developed cardiogenic shock. She underwent emergent placement of a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (TandemHeart) in the catheterization lab as a bridge support device until a septal myectomy could be performed as definitive treatment. This case suggests a novel and promising use of the TandemHeart as a bridge to myectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Shock, Cardiogenic