Transseptal decompression of the left heart during ECMO for severe myocarditis.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 59(3): 749-51, 1995 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7887727
ABSTRACT
A 16-month-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest as a result of acute myocarditis, and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was instituted. Twelve hours later, acute left heart distention developed with cessation of left ventricular ejection. Under transesophageal echocardiographic guidance, a long introducer was placed into the left atrium through a transseptal puncture and connected in-line to the venous circuit. Within hours, left ventricular function improved and ejection returned. Left heart decompression was continued for 5 days, and the patient was weaned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after 6 days with normal cardiac and neurologic function.
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Assunto principal:
Cateterismo Cardíaco
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Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea
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Punções
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Hipertrofia Ventricular Esquerda
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Parada Cardíaca
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Átrios do Coração
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Miocardite
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En
Ano de publicação:
1995
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Article