Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge between Transfer and Perioperative Periods in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to a Large Left Atrial Myxoma

Lijun Tian; Suyan Zhang; Junxian Xu; Xudong Han

doi:10.1532/hsf.3501

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as a Bridge between Transfer and Perioperative Periods in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to a Large Left Atrial Myxoma

Heart Surg Forum. 2021 Mar 3;24(2):E215-E216. doi: 10.1532/hsf.3501.

Authors

Lijun Tian¹, Suyan Zhang¹, Junxian Xu¹, Xudong Han¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nantong Third People's Hospital, Nantong University, Nantong, China.

PMID: 33798058
DOI: 10.1532/hsf.3501

Abstract

A 63-year-old man was admitted for acute left heart failure after doing farm work. He rapidly developed refractory cardiogenic shock due to a large left atrial myxoma which was found by bedside echocardiography. Venoarteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was performed immediately, and the patient was transferred for further surgery with a good outcome. Therefore, timely echocardiographic evaluation and surgical removal of myxomas is recommended, and ECMO could be used as a bridge between the transfer and perioperative period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Heart Neoplasms / complications*
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myxoma / complications*
Myxoma / diagnosis
Myxoma / surgery
Perioperative Period
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery*