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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2024

Left ventricular thrombosis caused cerebral embolism during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: A case report.

Yao-Bang Bai, Feng Zhao, Zhen-Hua Wu, Guo-Ning Shi, Nan Jiang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yao-Bang BaiIntensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China.
Feng ZhaoDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China.
Zhen-Hua WuIntensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China. wzh8306@sina.cn.
Guo-Ning ShiIntensive Care Unit, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China.
Nan JiangDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China.
Tianjin Chest Hospital · CN

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Abstract

backgroundVenoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), an effective short-term circulatory support method for refractory cardiogenic shock, is widely applied. However, retrospective analyses have shown that VA-ECMO-assisted cases were associated with a relatively high mortality rate of approximately 60%. Embolization in important organs caused by complications of left ventricular thrombosis (LVT) during VA-ECMO is also an important reason. Although the incidence of LVT during VA-ECMO is not high, the consequences of embolization are disastrous. CASE SUMMARY: A 37-year-old female patient was admitted to hospital because of fever for 4 d and palpitations for 3 d. After excluding the diagnosis of coronary heart disease, we established a diagnosis of "clinically explosive myocarditis". The patient still had unstable hemodynamics after drug treatment supported by VA-ECMO, with heparin for anticoagulation. On day 4 of ECMO support, a left ventricular thrombus attached to the papillary muscle root of the mitral valve was found by transthoracic echocardiography. Left ventricular decompression was performed and ECMO was successfully removed, but the patient eventually died of multiple cerebral embolism.

conclusionLVT with high mobility during VA-ECMO may cause embolism in important organs. Therefore, a "wait and see" strategy should be avoided.

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Case reportCerebral embolismLeft ventricular thrombosisMagnetic Resonance ImagingTherapyVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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