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Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual-lumen catheter in a SynCardia total artificial heart patient.

Authors :
Spiliopoulos S
Dogan G
Guersoy D
Serrano MR
Koerfer R
Tenderich G
Source :
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery [J Cardiothorac Surg] 2013 Aug 05; Vol. 8, pp. 179. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Aug 05.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

We report the case of a 55 years old caucasian male patient with cardiogenic shock due to an extended myocardial infarction who underwent SynCardia Total Artificial Heart implantation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual-lumen cannula for the treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1749-8090
Volume :
8
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23915497
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-179