Successful treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

A 24-year-old female developed heart failure within four months of delivering her first child. Echocardiogram revealed a moderately dilated left ventricle with severely reduced systolic function. She continued to decompensate, requiring intubation and inotropic support. When the use of an intra-aort...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Perfusion 2009-03, Vol.24 (2), p.75-79
Hauptverfasser:	Palanzo, DA, Baer, LD, El-Banayosy, A, Stephenson, E, Mulvey, S, McCoach, RM, Wise, RK, Woitas, KR, Pae, WE
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation - methods Female Heart Failure - therapy Heart-Assist Devices Humans Oxygenators, Membrane Puerperal Disorders - therapy Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - therapy Young Adult
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