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Case Reports
. 1987 Sep;10(3):710-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(87)80216-4.

Delayed recovery of severely "stunned" myocardium with the support of a left ventricular assist device after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

C M Ballantyne, M S Verani, H D Short, C Hyatt, G P Noon
Case Reports

Delayed recovery of severely "stunned" myocardium with the support of a left ventricular assist device after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

C M Ballantyne et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1987 Sep.

Abstract

A 53 year old man underwent repeat coronary artery bypass graft surgery after presenting with unstable angina. Because of intraoperative ischemia, the patient developed profound left ventricular dysfunction requiring placement of a left ventricular assist device and intraaortic balloon pump and catecholamine infusion. Serial radionuclide ventriculograms documented delayed recovery of the severely stunned myocardium with mechanical and pharmacologic support.

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