Addition of a bilateral access form of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescued a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension who developed circulatory collapse immediately after childbirth

Addition of a bilateral access form of peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation rescued a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension who developed circulatory collapse immediately after childbirth

Pregnancy is not advised for patients with Pulmonary hypertension (PH) because of high risk of PH crisis. However, some patients have undiagnosed idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) before pregnancy. Upfront combination therapy has high efficacy for patients with IPAH. However, some pa...

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Main Authors: Shiro Adachi, Shigetake Shimokata, Masahiro Yoshida, Ryo Imai, Yoshihisa Nakano, Naoki Okumura, Susumu Suzuki, Toyoaki Murohara, Takahisa Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-02-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020910140

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https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894020910140

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