title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation using the TandemHeart System's catheters.
abstract: We describe the initial--and successful--use of the TandemHeart System's catheters to provide extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), in 2 patients. In 1 patient, who was experiencing severe primary respiratory failure, the catheters provided a standard venovenous ECMO circuit. In the other patient, who had severe, acute pulmonary hypertension and right-heart failure, the catheters enabled a novel right atrial-to-left atrial circuit for ECMO. We discuss the potential of the TandemHeart System's catheters to provide novel and possibly superior vascular routes for the delivery of ECMO in different types of cardiopulmonary failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. jph@houstonlungdocs.com
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Herlihy
authors.forename: Pranav
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loyalka
authors.forename: Gnananandh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jayaraman
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kar
authors.forename: Igor D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gregoric
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004691:Endarterectomy; D004867:Equipment Design; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
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