Catastrophic left heart distension following initiation of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with mild aortic regurgitation

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 568-569

  Sidebotham, D ^a   Allen, S ^a   Mcgeorge, A ^a   Beca, J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; CASE REPORT; COUNTERPULSATION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DISTENSION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACARDIAC THROMBOSIS; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART INJURIES; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; SHOCK; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84861549378     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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