Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial OrgansHumansFemaleHeart-Assist DevicesThoracotomyExtracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Extracorporeal biventricular support through left mini-thoracotomy.
Maria Yamamoto, Shin Yajima, Takuji Kawamura, Daisuke Yoshioka, Ai Kawamura, Yusuke Misumi, Shunsuke Saito, Takashi Yamauchi, Shigeru Miyagawa
Published: 202510.1007/s10047-025-01538-3
Abstract
Herein, we present the case of a 23-year-old woman with fulminant myocarditis that led to severe biventricular failure and cardiogenic shock. Despite high-dose inotropes and mechanical support with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation plu…
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