title: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual-lumen catheter in a SynCardia total artificial heart patient.
abstract: We report the case of a 55 years old caucasian male patient with cardiogenic shock due to an extended myocardial infarction who underwent SynCardia Total Artificial Heart implantation and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with a bicaval dual-lumen cannula for the treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome.
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulos
authors.forename: Guenes
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dogan
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Guersoy
authors.forename: Maria Rosario
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koerfer
authors.forename: Gero
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tenderich
mesh_terms: D057785:Catheters; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
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