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Balloon atrial septostomy versus left atrial cannulation for left heart decompression in children with dilated cardiomyopathy and myocarditis on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ELSO registry analysis.

Tanya PerryJason W GreenbergDavid S CooperReanna SmithAlexis L BenscoterWonshill KohThomas D RyanDavid G LehenbauerTyler N BrownFarhan ZafarRavi R ThiagarajanTodd M SwebergDavid Ls Morales
Published in: Perfusion (2023)
In children with myocarditis or DCM, there was a three times greater likelihood for mortality with LA drainage versus BAS for LA decompression. When adjusted for central cannulation groups only, there was better recovery in the LA drainage group and no difference in mortality. Further prospective evaluation is warranted.
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