Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for right ventricular failure following pericardiectomy.
Constrictive pericarditis
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Pericardiectomy
Pericarditis
Journal
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
ISSN: 1873-734X
Titre abrégé: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8804069
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Sep 2019
01 Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
07
11
2018
revised:
20
12
2018
accepted:
28
12
2018
pubmed:
29
1
2019
medline:
7
10
2020
entrez:
29
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report the case of a 61-year-old gentleman who underwent pericardiectomy for constrictive pericarditis. Constrictive pericarditis was diagnosed through echocardiogram, computed tomography chest and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. An elective decision was made for commencing venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) immediately postoperatively to prevent significant right ventricular failure (RVF). Postoperatively, the patient remained on ECMO for 4 days in a stable condition, showing no further signs of RVF. Venoarterial ECMO may be of use as an elective adjunct in cases at high risk of RVF following pericardiectomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30689797
pii: 5301479
doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy491
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
625-626Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.