Open AccessExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge between Transfer and Perioperative Periods in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to a Large Left Atrial Myxoma
Author(s) -
Lijun Tian,
Suyan Zhang,
Junxian Xu,
Xudong Han
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the heart surgery forum/the heart surgery forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1522-6662
pISSN - 1098-3511
DOI - 10.1532/hsf.3501
Subject(s) - cardiogenic shock , medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , perioperative , refractory (planetary science) , left atrial myxoma , myxoma , cardiology , shock (circulatory) , critically ill , surgery , atrial fibrillation , myocardial infarction , left atrium , physics , astrobiology
A 63-year-old man was admitted for acute left heart failure after doing farm work. He rapidly developed refractory cardiogenic shock due to a large left atrial myxoma which was found by bedside echocardiography. Venoarteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was performed immediately, and the patient was transferred for further surgery with a good outcome. Therefore, timely echocardiographic evaluation and surgical removal of myxomas is recommended, and ECMO could be used as a bridge between the transfer and perioperative period.