| Revista: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000273539 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Autores: | Pedemonte, Oneglio1 Aránguiz Santander, Ernesto Merello, Lorenzo Vera, Andrés Díaz, Rienzi2 Kaplán, Jorge |
| Instituciones: | 1Hospital Dr. Gustavo Fricke, Unidad de Tratamiento Intensivo Cardiovascular, Viña del Mar. Chile 2Clínica Reñaca, Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Viña del Mar. Chile |
| Año: | 2008 |
| Periodo: | Mar |
| Volumen: | 136 |
| Número: | 3 |
| Paginación: | 359-366 |
| País: | Chile |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | Acute right ventricular failure after cardiac surgery occurring in the first postoperative hours is associated with a bad prognosis. We have used a centrifugal pump either for ¡eft, right or biventricular assistance. However, the use of this device for pure right ventricular assistance is rare. We report a 30 year-old female undergoing a mitral valve replacement and a 42 year-old male undergoing a cardiac transplantation, who had a successful right ventricular assistance using a centrifugal pump, due to a failing right ventricle, as the result of insufficient myocardial protection and severe pulmonary hypertension. These two cases illustrate the value of the mechanical ventricular assist device for the treatment of right heart failure |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Cirugía, Sistema cardiovascular, Trasplante de corazón, Hipertensión pulmonar, Disfunción ventricular derecha, Asistencia ventricular, Bombas centrífugas |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Cardiovascular system, Surgery, Heart transplantation, Pulmonary hypertension, Right ventricular failure, Ventricular assistance, Centrifugal pumps |
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