TY - JOUR
T1 - How to transform peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the simplest mid-term paracorporeal ventricular assist device
AU - Massetti, Massimo
AU - Gaudino, Mario Fulvio Luigi
AU - Crea, Filippo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides excellent support to circulation. However, ECMO capacity to effectively assist the heart, and in particular the left ventricle, is limited. We herein review the modifications of left ventricular dynamics during peripheral ECMO, highlight the importance of left ventricle venting and describe a method for the conversion of a femoro-femoral ECMO into a paracorporeal left ventricular assist device.
AB - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) provides excellent support to circulation. However, ECMO capacity to effectively assist the heart, and in particular the left ventricle, is limited. We herein review the modifications of left ventricular dynamics during peripheral ECMO, highlight the importance of left ventricle venting and describe a method for the conversion of a femoro-femoral ECMO into a paracorporeal left ventricular assist device.
KW - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
KW - left ventricle venting
KW - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
KW - left ventricle venting
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/41164
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.271
DO - 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.271
M3 - Article
SN - 0167-5273
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - International Journal of Cardiology
JF - International Journal of Cardiology
ER -