Release Date: December 11, 2024
A 16-year-old girl who developed sudden chest pain while playing basketball was transferred from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and presented in cardiogenic shock resulting from catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy secondary to pheochromocytoma.
A team of Ochsner clinicians opted to place a percutaneous left ventricular assist device to allow myocardial recovery while the patient’s medical therapy was optimized. Her femoral vessels were large enough to accommodate the device without requiring a graft.
Because of the early initiation, the patient's myocardial recovery was prompt; only 3 days of device support were required. She was discharged in good condition and underwent uncomplicated laparoscopic resection of the tumor a few weeks later.
Read the full text of this case report in the Fall issue of Ochsner Journal: https://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/24/3/229
