Table 1

Patient characteristics

Patient

1

2

3

4

5

6

Year

2001

2008

2010

2007

2008

2009

Age (y)

34

35

36

37

38

28

BSA (m²)

1.90

1.88

1.58

1.83

1.60

1.79

Race

C

A

C

C

C

C

Obstetrical Hx

G4A0P4

G2A0P2

G4A0P4

G1A0P0

G2A0P1

G3A1P1

Symptom onset

3wPP

5mPP

5mPP

38wPr

35wPr

38wPr

Diagnosis

3w PP

10mPP

18mPP

38wPr

36wPr

38wPr

Clinical picture

APE

ADHF

ADHF

ADHF

ADHF

CS

LVEDD (mm)

55

62

79

53

61

68

Serology

Negative

Mycoplasma IgM

Negative

Negative

Negative

Myocplasma IgM

Coronary angio

Normal

-

Normal

-

Normal

-

Biopsy

-

Negative

Negative

-

Negative

Negative

IABP (d)

7

13

5

4

6

1

ECMO (d)

-

-

-

-

-

7

LVAD (d)

-

126

Since 26/04/2010

-

360

78

Complications

-

Perop. rupture aorta

Tamponade 2x

Pocket Infection

Rectus hematoma

Occlusion AFC

-

-

Bleeding anast. aorta

Outcome

Recovery

Tx, SD 535 days postTx

Alive, on Tx list

Recovery

Tx

Tx

A, African; APE, acute pulmonary edema; ADHF, acute decompensated heart failure; AFC, Arteria Femoralis Communis; anast, anastomosis; BSA, body surface area; C, Caucasian; CS, cardiogenic shock; d, days; Hx, history; LVEDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter at presentation; Perop, peroperative; PP, postpartum; Pr, pregnancy; SD, sudden death; Tx, cardiac transplantation; Y, year.

Gevaert et al. Critical Care 2011 15:R93   doi:10.1186/cc10098