title: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for abdominal aortic aneurysms surgery in high-risk patients.
abstract: Surgical treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients with a heart disease is risky. Aortic cross-clamping is featured by important consequences on cardiac, renal and gastrointestinal functions. Endovascular aortic repair is considered to be the gold standard in patients with severe comorbidities. However, in the case of unsuccessful endovascular treatment, surgery can be reconsidered with the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, which seems to be a new tool for the management of cardiac and gastrointestinal events ensuring better post-operative outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,  Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes,  France.
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abouliatim
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paramythiotis
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harmouche
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ternisien
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Verhoye
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left