Haemodynamic monitoring with a left ventricular assist device.

The article presents case of a 50 year old woman who had history of end stage non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. The patient was hypoxic, hypotensive, and tachycardic. Clinically, the patient was felt to have decompensated heart failure so she was admitted to the British Cardiac Society for haemodynamic monitoring and management. Invasive haemodynamic monitoring and intensive medical treatments were initiated. Despite medical treatment the patient did not improve, so a more strong medical treatment was pursued. The tracings depicted simultaneous EGG, radial arterial pressure tracing, pulmonary artery pressure tracing, and central venous pressure tracing being monitored in the cardiovascular intensive care unit.