Key result
ECMO successfully bridges post-MI refractory cardiogenic shock to durable LVAD implantation.
Why the study?
Management strategies for acute cardiogenic shock refractory to conventional therapy require evaluation of rescue therapies such as ECMO as a bridge to LVAD.
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Population
Single patient with STEMI complicated by acute cardiogenic shock
Design
Case report
May support ECMO bridging to LVAD in refractory post-MI shock; leaves open need for prospective validation.
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.
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Marshall Lee (2019) studied this question. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation successfully managed refractory cardiogenic shock and served as a bridge to a long-term left ventricular assist device following a myocardial infarction.
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