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From left ventricular assist device to transplant to home : An interdisciplinary team approach to treating medically complex cardiac patients during the bridge to transplantation - A case report

FOSTER KJ; COTA A; CLEVES S
J REHABIL MED , 2017, vol. 49, n° 1, p. 91-93
Doc n°: 182487
Localisation : Documentation IRR

D.O.I. : http://dx.doi.org/DOI:10.2340/16501977-2175
Descripteurs : FA423 - TRANSPLANTATION CARDIAQUE

A 56-year-old man presented with advanced heart failure requiring
implantation of a left ventricular assist device and was discharged home. after
implantation He returned to the hospital with right posterior putamen stroke and
after a comprehensive rehabilitation programme was discharged home with the
ability to be independent.
The patient later underwent heart transplantation and
subsequently required readmission to inpatient rehabilitation. He again completed
a comprehensive rehabilitation programme and returned home with the ability to be
independent with use of a single-point cane for ambulation. CONCLUSION: Patients
with advanced heart failure present a challenge to the rehabilitation team, but
with a multidisciplinary approach and physiatrist leadership patients can return
home and achieve improved quality of life.

Langue : ANGLAIS

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