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This case describes the management of a patient admitted to an emergency department with general malaise, who deteriorated into cardiac arrest and refractory to advanced life support measures. After extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in association with an Impella 2.5 device, the patient underwent cardiac surgery (tissue aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting and implantation of short-term paracorporeal left ventricular assist device). Subsequently a long-term LVAD was implanted and the patient was successfully discharged shortly afterwards. This report illustrates the challenges of 'clinical decision making' in a complex patient utilising a wide range of left ventricular support mechanical devices with varying degrees of invasiveness, whilst also reflecting on the current financial and economic considerations in utilizing this type of care pathway.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/j.carrev.2017.04.001

Type

Journal article

Journal

Cardiovasc Revasc Med

Publication Date

09/2017

Volume

18

Pages

447 - 449

Keywords

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Impella, Percutaneous ventricular assist device, Refractory cardiac arrest, Ventricular assist device (VAD), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Heart Arrest, Heart Failure, Heart Ventricles, Heart-Assist Devices, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome