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Alcohol septal ablation to overcome shock.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20458835     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A 69-year-old man, known with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), was referred to our hospital because of progressive hypoxaemia and sepsis after admission for respiratory infection. Once at the emergency department, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intubation and mechanical ventilation were necessary. Despite vasopressors and colloids the patient remained haemodynamically unstable. Because of the conviction that the distributive shock, caused by sepsis, was worsened by an associated obstructive shock related to the HOCM, an alcohol septal ablation (ASA) was attempted in these acute circumstances. Immediately after the ASA the gradient over the left ventricular outflow tract disappeared and the mean arterial pressure and oxygenation increased. Despite his cardiovascular recuperation the patient died a couple of days later. Nevertheless we achieved an improvement of the haemodynamic situation of this patient with HOCM by performing an urgent ASA.
Authors:
Katalien Galle; Johan De Sutter; Kristoff Cornelis
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta cardiologica     Volume:  65     ISSN:  0001-5385     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Cardiol     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-12     Completed Date:  2010-06-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370570     Medline TA:  Acta Cardiol     Country:  Belgium    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  249-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, AZ Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium. katalien.galle@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications,  diagnosis,  therapy*
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Ethanol / therapeutic use*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Sclerosing Solutions / therapeutic use*
Sclerotherapy / methods*
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Ventricular Septum / drug effects*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Sclerosing Solutions; 64-17-5/Ethanol

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