Optimal Strategy and Timing of Left Ventricular Venting During Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults in Cardiogenic Shock

Abdulrahman A. Al-Fares,Varinder K. Randhawa,Marina Englesakis,Michael A. McDonald,A. Dave Nagpal,Jerry D. Estep,Edward G. Soltesz,Eddy Fan

Optimal Strategy and Timing of Left Ventricular Venting During Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support for Adults in Cardiogenic Shock

2019

Abdulrahman A. Al-Fares
Varinder K. Randhawa
Marina Englesakis
Michael A. McDonald
A. Dave Nagpal
Jerry D. Estep
Edward G. Soltesz
Eddy Fan

Background: Veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (VA-ECLS) is widely used to treat refractory cardiogenic shock. However, increased left ventricular (LV) afterload in VA-ECLS can worsen pulmon...

Keywords:

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Life support
Afterload
Extracorporeal
Cardiogenic shock
Medicine
Cardiology
Internal medicine
Refractory

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