Emergency extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported percutaneous coronary interventions in the fibrillating heart

Citation
Mj. Ricciardi et al., Emergency extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported percutaneous coronary interventions in the fibrillating heart, CATHET C IN, 48(4), 1999, pp. 402-405
Citations number
17
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS
ISSN journal
1522-1946 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
402 - 405
Database
ISI
SICI code
1522-1946(199912)48:4<402:EEMO(P>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We describe two cases of refractory ventricular fibrillation complicating t ranscatheter interventional procedures. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was used in each to support percutaneous coronary revascularization in the fibrillating heart as a means of facilitating successful restoration of si nus rhythm. Cathet Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:402-405, 1999. (C) 1999 Wiley- Liss, Inc.