Left atrial decompression by percutaneous left atrial venting cannula insertion during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 203-206

  Kim, Ha Eun ^a   Jung, Jo Won ^b   Shin, Yu Rim ^a   Park, Han Ki ^a   Park, Young Hwan ^a   Shin, Hong Ju ^a,c  

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Extracorporeal circulation; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976875334     PISSN: 2233601X     EISSN: 20936516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.3.203     Document Type: Article

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