| Literature DB >> 30826998 |
Shunsuke Saito1, Koichi Toda2, Shigeru Miyagawa2, Yasushi Yoshikawa2, Hiroki Hata2, Daisuke Yoshioka2, Satoshi Kainuma2, Shohei Yoshida2, Yoshiki Sawa2.
Abstract
Herein we report the case of a patient who suffered from global cerebral ischemia due to pump stoppage of Jarvik2000 Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for unknown reason and fatal ventricular arrhythmia at home. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started by paramedics 6-7 min after the patient fell down. The patient was transferred to our hospital after the restoration of the LVAD function by exchanging external cables. Mild therapeutic hypothermia was induced and body temperature was kept at 33 °C for 24 h. After rewarming, the patient recovered his consciousness without any neurological deficit.Entities:
Keywords: Device malfunction; Jarvik 2000; Left ventricular assist device; Therapeutic hypothermia
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30826998 DOI: 10.1007/s10047-019-01099-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Artif Organs ISSN: 1434-7229 Impact factor: 1.731