Open AccessInverted left atrial appendage after cardiac procedure
Author(s) -
Tigran Khachatryan,
David C. Lange,
Danny Ramzy,
Robert J. Siegel,
Reza Arsanjani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jev125
Subject(s) - extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , cardiology , ventricular assist device , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiomyopathy , cardiac surgery , heart failure , appendage , anatomy
A 17-year-old man with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy presented with acute decompensated heart failure. A left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was implanted as bridge to transplant. Thirteen days after LVAD implantation, the patient suffered hypoxic cardiopulmonary arrest requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). After ECMO cannulation, transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) demonstrated a large, mobile echodensity in …
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