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- Title
Long term biventricular support with Berlin Heart Excor in a Septuagenarian with giant-cell myocarditis.
- Authors
Bireta, Christian; Tirilomis, Theodor; Grossmann, Marius; Unsöld, Bernhard; Wachter, Rolf; Perl, Thorsten; Jebran, Ahmad Fawad; Schoendube, Friedrich Albert; Popov, Aron Frederik
- Abstract
Giant-cell myocarditis (GCM) is known as a rare, rapidly progressive, and frequently fatal myocardial disease in young and middle-aged adults. We report about a 76 year old male patient who underwent implantation with a biventricular Berlin Heart Excor system at the age of 74 due to acute biventricular heart failure caused by giant-cell myocarditis. The implantation was without any surgical problems; however, a difficulty was the immunosuppressive therapy after implantation. Meanwhile the patient is 76 years old and lives with circulatory support for about 3 years without major adverse events. Also, in terms of mobility in old age there are no major limitations. It seems that in even selected elderly patients an implantation of a long term support with the biventricular Berlin Heart Excor is a useful therapeutic option with an acceptable outcome.
- Subjects
MYOCARDITIS; TREATMENT of myocarditis; HEART failure patients; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents; HEART assist devices; PATIENTS
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13019-015-0218-9