Open AccessPercutaneous left atrial unloading to prevent pulmonary oedema and to facilitate ventricular recovery under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy
Author(s) -
A. Bernhardt,
Mathias Hillebrand,
Yalın Yıldırım,
Samer Hakmi,
Florian Wagner,
Stefan Blankenberg,
Hermann Reichenspurner,
Edith Lubos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivx266
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , cannula , cardiology , ventricular assist device , thrombus , cardiogenic shock , percutaneous , extracorporeal circulation , surgery , anesthesia , heart failure , myocardial infarction
Left-sided unloading during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy is crucial to prevent pulmonary oedema and facilitate ventricular recovery. We present the case of a 55-year-old man under ECMO therapy with pre-existing left ventricular (LV) thrombus formation and in need of ventricular unloading.
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