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Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Mouse
Published on: October 24, 2018
Double intracardiac thrombosis in a patient assisted by a venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
A Martínez Salgado1, M Taboada Muñiz1, J M Martínez Cereijo2
1Servicio de Anestesiología, Reanimación y Terapéutica del Dolor, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España.
Abstract:
Intracardiac thrombosis is a rare complication in patients receiving haemodynamic support with venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), but it has a high risk of mortality. This case report describes a patient who suffered cardiogenic shock after a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and who presented with intracardiac thrombosis during VA-ECMO support on two occasions after mitral valve replacement. The first one was after the insertion of a mechanical prosthesis, and the second, after replacing it with a biological valve.
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