Percutaneous left ventricular "vent" insertion for left heart decompression during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Pediatr Crit Care Med
; 4(4): 447-9, 2003 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-14525640
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Description of a novel method of left ventricular decompression by a percutaneous technique under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance.DESIGN:
Case report.SETTING:
Supraregional cardiac referral center. PATIENT PATIENT with end-stage cardiomyopathy.INTERVENTIONS:
Percutaneous insertion of a modified Mullins transseptal sheath under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. MEASUREMENTS AND MAINRESULTS:
Successful decompression of the left ventricle and subsequent orthotopic heart transplantation.CONCLUSIONS:
In patients at high risk of bleeding, a percutaneous technique may be useful for left ventricular decompression.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea
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Descompressão Cirúrgica
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Ventrículos do Coração
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article