Aortic regurgitation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An undiscussed topic

The aim of this short discussion is to open the question of the AR in case of ECMO implantation. This is the case of a young male admitted to the hospital for acute cardiac failure in chronic dilated cardio-myopathy due to aortic regurgitation (AR): the patient had previously refused aortic valve re...

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Main Author: Fabrizio Sansone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618913600153