Combined venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and transcatheter aortic valve implantation for the treatment of acute aortic prosthesis dysfunction in a high-risk patient

We describe the case of a patient with acute bioprosthesis dysfunction in cardiogenic shock, in whom hemodynamic support was provided by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and successfully treated by transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Resumo: Apresentamos o caso de um doente com...

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Main Authors: Amedeo Pergolini, Giordano Zampi, Maria Denitza Tinti, Vincenzo Polizzi, Paolo Giuseppe Pino, Daniele Pontillo, Francesco Musumeci, Giampaolo Luzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116301135