Use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in complicated transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Kyokun UeharaKenji MinakataNaritatsu SaitoMasao ImaiHiroki DaijoTaro NakatsuKazuhisa SakamotoKazuhiro YamazakiTakeshi KimuraRyuzo SakataPublished in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2017)
The use of ECMO in very high-risk patients undergoing TAVR may increase safety and contribute to excellent outcomes. Although ECMO support is rarely needed in TAVR, a well-prepared treatment strategy by the heart team is mandatory.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- patients undergoing
- respiratory failure
- heart failure
- mechanical ventilation
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- type diabetes
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue