Mr. M, a 28-year-old male,
suffered an acute MI near his
home. He was taken to a
community hospital ER, where
an emergency catheterization
revealed an extensive occlusion
of his LAD. When a subsequent
angioplasty failed to improve his
hemodynamics, Mr. M was
transferred directly to an operating
room at the Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania via
PennSTAR.
There, he received a
Thoratec Paracorporeal LVAD to
support his failing heart. During
his recovery in the SICU, a PET
scan revealed massive myocardial
destruction. Mr. M was listed for
transplantation, and after 46
days of VAD support, underwent
a successful transplant. Today,
he has returned to his work as an
historical researcher. |
