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Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postinfarction ventricular septal defect: Case series of three patients with a literature review

2020; Wiley; Volume: 35; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/jocs.15086

1540-8191

Panagiotis Artemiou, Ivo Gašparovič, Branislav Bezák, Vladan Hudec, Ivan Glonek, Michal Hulman,

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

The mortality rate after the development of postinfarction ventricular septal defect (VSD) remains high, despite progress in pharmacologic therapy, invasive cardiology, and surgical techniques. We present three cases of preoperative venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to reparative surgical repair in patients with cardiogenic shock who would otherwise require emergent cardiac surgery with an associated risk. Two patients were discharged, whereas the third patient died due to pulmonary artery rupture after a right ventricular assist device implantation, despite the fact that he had a successful bridge to reparative surgery and VSD repair. Finally, a review of the current literature concerning the use of preoperative venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to reparative surgery is provided.