Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as perioperative right ventricular support in patients with biventricular failure undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

Abstract Objective: Left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation complicated by early right ventricle (RV) failure has a poor prognosis. This study details our center's experience with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as perioperative RV support in patients with pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2011-06, Vol.39 (6), p.939-944
Hauptverfasser: Scherer, Mirela, Sirat, Abdul Sami, Moritz, Anton, Martens, Sven
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Sprache:eng
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