Left main coronary artery thrombosis: an unexpected complication of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Nov;148(5):e215-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.009. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Authors

Alexis Theron¹, Eleonore Ravis², Nicolas Jaussaud², Frederic Collart²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France. Electronic address: alexis.theron@ap-hm.fr.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, La Timone Hospital, Marseille, France.

PMID: 25212051
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.08.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Occlusion / diagnosis
Coronary Occlusion / drug therapy*
Coronary Occlusion / etiology*
Coronary Occlusion / physiopathology
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
Coronary Thrombosis / drug therapy
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology*
Coronary Thrombosis / physiopathology
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Fatal Outcome
Heart Transplantation
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Male
Stroke Volume
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left
Ventricular Septal Rupture / diagnosis
Ventricular Septal Rupture / physiopathology
Ventricular Septal Rupture / therapy*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin