Hypothermic rescue by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A case report.

Introduction: Severe hypothermia is a life-threatening condition that often causes hemodynamic instability or cardiac arrest and carries a high risk of mortality. The use of VA-ECMO in this indication has greatly improved the prognosis of patients.

Case Report: We describe an incredible case involving the complete recovery of a 47-year-old man placed on VA-ECMO for cardiogenic shock and protracted ventricular fibrillation caused by hypothermia.

Bicuspidization reconstruction for regurgitant quadricuspid pulmonary valve concomitant pulmonary artery aneurysm graft replacement.

Large pulmonary artery aneurysm with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation due to the quadricuspid pulmonary valve (Type F) was found in a 54-year-old woman with fatigue and dyspnea on exertion, and in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III. The annulus plication and bicuspidization technique were successfully used for the pulmonary valvular reconstruction. Then, the main pulmonary artery was replaced with Dacron graft and the left pulmonary arterioplasty was performed.