title: [Mechanical circulatory support by means of a subclavian pump in a patient suffering acute heart failure].
abstract: A 65-year-old female patient suffered biventricular failure due to severe lymphoid myocarditis. Mechanical circulatory support was established with peripheral arterial-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (AV-ECMO). The left ventricle was relieved by subclavian Impella 5.0. AV-ECMO was weaned with the use of only Impella 5.0 until the 17th day of use, whereupon Impella was phased out. This case report illustrates the use-fulness of combined peripheral VA-ECMO with subclavian Impella 5.0 with the prospect of single use of the subclavian Impella 5.0 until cardiac recovery thereby avoiding central cannulation.
authors.affiliation: Anæstesiologisk Afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital, Søndre Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C. E-mail Lars.nikolaj.hansen@rsyd.dk.
authors.forename: Lars Nikolaj
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabrin
authors.forename: Marianne Kjær
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Junker
authors.forename: Jacob Eifer
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Møller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications