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Use of a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device/Left Atrium to Femoral Artery Bypass System for Cardiogenic Shock
Published on: August 16, 2021
Transition from ECMO to left ventricular support via trans-septal cannula using a single CentriMag device
Wf DeNino1, Cj Yeager, Dh Steinberg
1Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. denino@musc.edu
Abstract:
A 67-year-old male presented in cardiogenic shock and multi-system organ failure requiring emergent venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). He was deemed ineligible for heart transplantation and a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) was thought to be high risk due to persistent right heart failure. To determine if he could tolerate left ventricular support alone, a trans-septal cannula was placed via the left femoral vein. Transition from veno-arterial ECMO to isolated left-sided support allowed for risk assessment for LVAD implantation and extubation, providing the patient an opportunity to participate in further clinical decision making.