Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 67 Days as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in a Postcardiotomy Patient with Failing Heart and Mediastinitis

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for 67 Days as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation in a Postcardiotomy Patient with Failing Heart and Mediastinitis

We report a case of successful heart transplantation after 67 days of support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a patient who underwent surgery for type A aortic dissection and myocardial infarction complicated by irreversible myocardial damage and a deep sternal wound...

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Main Authors: Hyoung Woo Chang, Yang Hyun Cho, Suhyun Cho, Kiick Sung, Pyo Won Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 2015-11-01
Series:Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Subjects:
cardiomyopathy
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
heart
mediastinitis
shock
transplantation
Online Access:http://kjccm.org/upload/pdf/kjccm-2015-30-4-295.pdf

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