Left heart decompression by atrial stenting during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Int J Artif Organs

Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Published: April 2009

Persistent severe left ventricular dysfunction during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (EcmO) requires left heart decompression. We describe stenting of the atrial septum as an alternative emergency approach for left heart decompression during EcmO in addition to the already published surgical and transcatheter approaches.

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