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Therapeutic hypothermia after global cerebral ischemia due to left ventricular assist device malfunction

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Herein we report the case of a patient who suffered from global cerebral ischemia due to pump stoppage of Jarvik2000 Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for unknown reason and fatal ventricular arrhythmia at home. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was started by paramedics 6–7 min after the patient fell down. The patient was transferred to our hospital after the restoration of the LVAD function by exchanging external cables. Mild therapeutic hypothermia was induced and body temperature was kept at 33 °C for 24 h. After rewarming, the patient recovered his consciousness without any neurological deficit.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukui Cardiovascular Center, 2-228, Shimpo, Fukui, 910-0833, Japan

    Shunsuke Saito

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan

    Koichi Toda, Shigeru Miyagawa, Yasushi Yoshikawa, Hiroki Hata, Daisuke Yoshioka, Satoshi Kainuma, Shohei Yoshida & Yoshiki Sawa

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Saito, S., Toda, K., Miyagawa, S. et al. Therapeutic hypothermia after global cerebral ischemia due to left ventricular assist device malfunction. J Artif Organs 22, 246–248 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10047-019-01099-2

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