Open AccessECMO in cardiogenic shock and bridge to heart transplant
Author(s) -
Mathew Jose Chakaramakkil,
Cumaraswamy Sivathasan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-020-00923-2
Subject(s) - cardiogenic shock , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , medicine , bridge (graph theory) , cardiac surgery , heart transplantation , shock (circulatory) , cardiology , cardiothoracic surgery , surgery , intensive care medicine , transplantation , myocardial infarction
The aim of this review is to discuss the role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in cardiogenic shock and its use to bridge patients to heart transplantation.