Paolo Meani, Sandro Gelsomino, Eshan Natour, Daniel M Johnson, Hans-Peter Brunner La Rocca, Federico Pappalardo, Elham Bidar, Maged Makhoul, Giuseppe Raffa, Samuel Heuts, Pieter Lozekoot, Suzanne Kats, Niels Sluijpers, Rick Schreurs, Thijs Delnoij, Alice Montalti, Jan Willem Sels, Marcel van de Poll, Paul Roekaerts, Thomas Poels, Eric Korver, Zaheer Babar, Jos Maessen, Roberto Lorusso
INTRODUCTION/AIM: Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) support is increasingly used in refractory cardiogenic shock and cardiac arrest, but is characterized by a rise in afterload of the left ventricle (LV) which may ultimately either further impair or delay cardiac contractility improvement. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive overview regarding the different LV venting techniques and results currently available in the literature. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in the PubMed database: 207 articles published between 1993 and 2016 were included...
May 2017: European Journal of Heart Failure