• Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg · May 2010

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    Minimally invasive left-heart decompression during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an alternative to a percutaneous approach.

    • Mina Guirgis, Kanwal Kumar, Alan H Menkis, and Darren H Freed.
    • Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    • Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 May 1;10(5):672-4.

    AbstractDecompression of the left-heart following initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is at times required. In the setting of a closed chest this can present a challenge. We present a minimally invasive approach to left-heart decompression in an adult-sized patient, where a percutaneous option was not feasible.2010 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved.

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