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ECMO as a Bridge to Reoperative Cardiac Surgery in a Patient with Cardiogenic Shock and Severe Aortic Insufficiency Due to an Acute Aortic Valve Homograft Failure

ECMO as a Bridge to Reoperative Cardiac Surgery in a Patient with Cardiogenic Shock and Severe Aortic Insufficiency Due to an Acute Aortic Valve Homograft Failure

Authors :
Shinya Unai
Vishal Khullar
Haythem Elgharably
Jose L. Navia
Source :
The Heart Surgery Forum. 22:E281-E282
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Carden Jennings Publishing Co., 2019.

Abstract

We report a 62-year-old male who had severe aortic insufficiency after a homograft root replacement, requiring venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation prior to surgery due to profound cardiogenic shock. Severe aortic insufficiency is a contraindication for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, but we were able to stabilize the patient and successfully perform an urgent reoperative surgery.

Details

ISSN :
15226662 and 10983511
Volume :
22
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Heart Surgery Forum
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....56f66a5c90d2cd2cb3b5039d90237a60
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.1758