Cardiogenic Shock Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in a Patient with Panhypopituitarism: A Case Report.

cardiogenic shock ecmo panhypopituitarism

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
25 Jun 2019
Historique:
entrez: 10 9 2019
pubmed: 10 9 2019
medline: 10 9 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

We present a 58-year-old female with a past history of a pituitary adenoma resected two years prior to admission who developed polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and cardiogenic shock requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). We noted that the patient had stopped taking all of her medications six months prior to presentation. An extensive workup revealed acute panhypopituitarism with secondary hypothyroidism, secondary adrenal insufficiency, and central diabetes insipidus. She was immediately initiated on thyroid and adrenal hormone replacement therapy as well as fluid replacement. Within five days of her medical treatment, the patient's cardiac function improved and she was successfully weaned from VA-ECMO and subsequently discharged home with appropriate hormone replacement therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31497426
doi: 10.7759/cureus.4995
pmc: PMC6726413
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e4995

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Denis Huang (D)

Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.

Kristin Kreitler (K)

Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.

Scott Tilton (S)

Surgery, Critical Care, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA.

Nicholas C Cavarocchi (NC)

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.

Hitoshi Hirose (H)

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA.

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