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Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a perioperative support to redo cardiac surgery for inoperable adult patients: a case series.

Alvaro Diego PeñaAlejandro Moreno-AngaritaMayra EstacioDiego Fernando BautistaIvan Fernando QuinteroStephany OlayaEduardo Alberto Cadavid
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
Dysfunctional prosthetic valves leading to CS may benefit from a redo cardiac operation supported by a perioperative VA-ECMO to optimize haemodynamic status. Despite the results from risk prediction scores, this approach has the potential to reduce operative mortality in initial inoperable patients and allow a definitive redo cardiac surgery.
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