JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
5 years ago

ECMO as a rescue therapy for cardiogenic shock and a bridge to LVAD

Freeman, Michelle; Lee, Marshall
This article describes a patient who presented with an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction that quickly developed into acute cardiogenic shock refractory to conventional medical therapy. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used to manage the patient's heart failure and bridge to a long-term left ventricular assist device.

Publisher URL: https://journals.lww.com/jaapa/Fulltext/2019/07000/ECMO_as_a_rescue_therapy_for_cardiogenic_shock_and.7.aspx

DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000558388.24105.e6

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