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SUBMITTER: Donker DW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378398 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Donker Dirk W DW Brodie Daniel D Henriques José P S JPS Broomé Michael M
Perfusion 20180816 2
Short-term mechanical support by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is more and more applied in patients with severe cardiogenic shock. A major shortcoming of VA ECMO is its variable, but inherent increase of left ventricular (LV) mechanical load, which may aggravate pulmonary edema and hamper cardiac recovery. In order to mitigate these negative sequelae of VA ECMO, different adjunct LV unloading interventions have gained a broad interest in recent years. Here, we revie ...[more]