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Salvage extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for acute type A aortic dissection with coronary malperfusion.

Stephanie N NguyenMorgan K MoroiHiroo TakayamaKoji Takeda
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
Perioperative use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in type A aortic dissection is a topic of contention with limited available data. We report the case of a patient presenting in severe cardiogenic shock due to coronary malperfusion and severe aortic insufficiency who was resucitated with ECMO as a bridge to recovery.
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