ECMELLA as a bridge to heart transplantation in refractory ventricular fibrillation: A case report

ECMELLA as a bridge to heart transplantation in refractory ventricular fibrillation: A case report

BackgroundExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an effective cardiorespiratory support technique in refractory cardiac arrest (CA). In patients under veno-arterial ECMO, the use of an Impella device, a microaxial pump inserted percutaneously, is a valuable strategy through a left ventricular...

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Main Authors: Raphaël Giraud, Benjamin Assouline, Haran Burri, Dipen Shah, Philippe Meyer, Sophie Degrauwe, Matthias Kirsch, Karim Bendjelid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
VA-ECMO
Impella
ECMELLA
cardiac arrest
refractory ventricular fibrillation
heart transplantation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1074544/full

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