Transatrial balloon atrial septostomy to facilitate weaning off venoarterial ECMO after pulmonary endarterectomy. Issue 10 (October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ak, Koray; Arslanhan, Gökhan; Tire, Yakup; Tosun, Sinan; Kararmaz, Alper; Hanta, İsmail; Yıldızeli, Bedrettin
• Is Part Of: International journal of artificial organs. Volume 45:Issue 10(2022)
• Page Start: 883
• Page End: 885
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Subjects: Pulmonary hypertension -- artificial kidney -- apheresis & detoxification techniques -- pulmonary endarterectomy -- ECMO -- atrial septostomy -- cardiopulmonary bypass; Artificial organs -- Periodicals; 617.956
• DOI: 10.1177/03913988221106216
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0391-3988

Abstract

Atrial septostomy has been the last resort in the management of patients with the right ventricular failure related to pulmonary hypertension before lung transplantation. In this paper, we present a simple and safe technique (transatrial approach) for balloon atrial septostomy in a patient who required central venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after pulmonary endarterectomy.