Left atrial appendage cannulation for left ventricular unloading in a patient with ventricular thrombus on extracorporeal life support
ECLS provides excellent circulatory support at the price of a high complication burden and considerable LV afterload increase. ECLS complications often require individualized solutions not represented in current heart failure guidelines. This patient has developed a dreaded and nearly always fatal ECLS complication, which was successfully managed with vent placement via the LAA.
Authors
- Dominik Wiedemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2055-8293)
- Robert Zilberszac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8226-6149)
- Julia Riebandt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-9989)
- Gottfried Heinz
- Anne-Kristin Schaefer
Institutions
- Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten (AT)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-024-03288-4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00