title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to pulmonary endarterectomy.
abstract: Untreated severe chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension has a poor prognosis ending with right heart decompensation and multiorgan failure. This case report demonstrates that it is possible to intervene in the terminal stages of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and bridge patients to surgery and recovery using various forms of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Mydin
authors: Marius
authors: M
authors: Berman
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Klein
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Tsui
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Dunning
authors: Karmen
authors: K
authors: Valchanov
authors: Alan
authors: A
authors: Vuylsteke
authors: David P
authors: DP
authors: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004691:Endarterectomy; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*