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Heart-lung transplantation for refractory diffuse alveolar hemorrhage supported by prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiogenic shock from ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: a case report.

Sang Hyun LeeHyun Myung ChoSoon Myung JungJin Hee ChoiMin Ku ChonKi Won HwangJeong Su KimYong Hyun ParkJune Hong KimKook Jin ChunHye Ju YeoSang Gwon LeeDo Hyung KimSoo Yong Lee
Published in: Perfusion (2020)
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after percutaneous coronary intervention is a rare but fatal complication. Although timely application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenator and discontinuation of antiplatelet/anticoagulation is the treatment of choice, bleeding is often irreversible. Herein, we introduce a patient with refractory diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenator and percutaneous coronary intervention, who was eventually rescued with heart-lung transplantation.
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