Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and left ventricular assist device: a case of double mechanical bridge

A 14-year-old boy with dilated cardiomyopathy with cardiac arrest was successfully implanted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) after 6-day extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). He had multiple organ failure at the initiation of ECMO, but the failed organs recovered during assisted c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heart and vessels 2002-05, Vol.16 (4), p.164-166
Hauptverfasser:	Kihara, Shin'ichiro, Kawai, Akihiko, Endo, Masahiro, Koyanagi, Hitoshi, Kurosawa, Hiromi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - complications Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - therapy Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Heart Arrest - complications Heart Arrest - therapy Heart attacks Heart-Assist Devices Humans Male Membranes Multiple Organ Failure - therapy Oxygen
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