Vasodilation through levodopa for Parkinson's disease may require high left ventricular assist device flow

We report implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a patient with Parkinson's disease. Postoperative fluid overload together with insufficient LVAD output in the setting of vasodilation through levodopa likely caused renal hypoperfusion and acute kidney injury. A patient like...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: den Uil, Corstiaan A., Friesema, Edith C. H., Constantinescu, Alina A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6594037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847947
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocs.14012
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Sumario:We report implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) in a patient with Parkinson's disease. Postoperative fluid overload together with insufficient LVAD output in the setting of vasodilation through levodopa likely caused renal hypoperfusion and acute kidney injury. A patient like ours, therefore, requires the highest possible increase of HM3 RPM and LVAD flow early after surgery.

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