Biventricular Intravascular Microaxial Blood Pumps and Immunosuppression as a Bridge to Recovery in Giant Cell Myocarditis

Janet I. Ma, MD; Enrico Ammirati, MD, PhD; Michela Brambatti, MD, MS; Eric Adler, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2020)

Biventricular Intravascular Microaxial Blood Pumps and Immunosuppression as a Bridge to Recovery in Giant Cell Myocarditis

Janet I. Ma, MD,
Enrico Ammirati, MD, PhD,
Michela Brambatti, MD, MS,
Eric Adler, MD

Affiliations

Janet I. Ma, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, San Diego, California
Enrico Ammirati, MD, PhD: Transplant Center and De Gasperis Cardio Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milano, Italy
Michela Brambatti, MD, MS: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, San Diego, California
Eric Adler, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, San Diego, California; Address for correspondence: Dr. Eric Adler, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California San Diego, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, 9434 Medical Center Drive, La Jolla, California 92037.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 10
pp. 1484 – 1488

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We report a case of giant cell myocarditis in a 76-year-old patient managed with combined immunosuppression and biventricular intravascular microaxial blood pumps. This case highlights a feasible approach for managing such patients who are not candidates for transplantation or durable ventricular assist devices. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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