CARDIOMYOPATHY BRIDGED TO HEART TRANSPLANT WITH AMBULATORY EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN A PERIPARTUM PATIENT

Authors :: Sunil M. Prasad
Eva K. Pressman
Igor Gosev
Ayhan Yoruk
Courtney Olson-Chen
Bryan Barrus
Jeffrey D. Alexis
Syed Yaseen Naqvi
Sabu Thomas
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:A2418
Publication Year :: 2018
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2018.
Abstract: Cardiomyopathy (CM) is generally treated with generic heart failure medications, namely diuretics, beta blockers and afterload reduction. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can be used in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) who do not respond to conventional therapy. A 32 year old female

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