Left heart decompression by atrial stenting during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Susan Haynes; Richard E Kerber; Frances L Johnson; William R Lynch; Abhay Divekar

doi:10.1177/039139880903200408

Left heart decompression by atrial stenting during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Int J Artif Organs. 2009 Apr;32(4):240-2. doi: 10.1177/039139880903200408.

Authors

Susan Haynes¹, Richard E Kerber, Frances L Johnson, William R Lynch, Abhay Divekar

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

PMID: 19569032
DOI: 10.1177/039139880903200408

Abstract

Persistent severe left ventricular dysfunction during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (EcmO) requires left heart decompression. We describe stenting of the atrial septum as an alternative emergency approach for left heart decompression during EcmO in addition to the already published surgical and transcatheter approaches.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Catheterization / methods
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Heart Atria
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Edema / prevention & control
Stents*
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / prevention & control
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / therapy*