Vol 8, No 1 (January 01, 2019): Extracorporeal Life Support in Refractory Heart Failure

Systematic Review

Outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiogenic shock: systematic review and meta-analysis

Ashley R. Wilson-Smith, Yulia Bogdanova, Stephanie Roydhouse, Kevin Phan, David H. Tian, Tristan D. Yan, Antonio Loforte

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Pages: 1-8
Left ventricular decompression in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Ashleigh Xie, Paul Forrest, Antonio Loforte

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Pages: 9-18
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia during extracorporeal life support: incidence, management and outcomes

Jae Hwan Choi, Jessica G. Y. Luc, Matthew P. Weber, Haritha G. Reddy, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Avijit K. Deb, Louis E. Samuels, Rohinton J. Morris, H. Todd Massey, Antonio Loforte, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

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Pages: 19-31

Keynote Lecture Series

Temporary support strategies for cardiogenic shock: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, percutaneous ventricular assist devices and surgically placed extracorporeal ventricular assist devices

Howard Todd Massey, Jae Hwan Choi, Elizabeth J. Maynes, Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili

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Pages: 32-43
Awake and fully mobile patients on cardiac extracorporeal life support

Darryl Abrams, A. Reshad Garan, Daniel Brodie

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Pages: 44-53

Featured Article

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after lung transplantation: risk factors and outcomes analysis

Massimo Boffini, Erika Simonato, Davide Ricci, Fabrizio Scalini, Matteo Marro, Stefano Pidello, Matteo Attisani, Paolo Solidoro, Paolo Olivo Lausi, Vito Fanelli, Cristina Barbero, Luca Brazzi, Mauro Rinaldi

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Pages: 54-61
Inter-hospital transfer of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted patients: the hub and spoke network

Michiel Morshuis, Frank Bruenger, Tobias Becker, Annette Kempa-Haupt, Lukasz Kizner, Riad Al-Khalil, Jan F. Gummert, René Schramm

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Pages: 62-65
Adult cardiac veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (VA-ECMO): prevention and management of acute complications

Michael M. Koerner, Michael D. Harper, Christopher K. Gordon, Douglas Horstmanshof, James W. Long, Michael J. Sasevich, James D. Neel, Aly El Banayosy

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Pages: 66-75
Temporary mechanical circulatory support for refractory heart failure: the German Heart Center Berlin experience

Gaik Nersesian, Felix Hennig, Marcus Müller, Johanna Mulzer, Dmytro Tsyganenko, Christoph Starck, Tom Gromann, Volkmar Falk, Evgenij Potapov, Felix Schoenrath

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Pages: 76-83
Role and management of extracorporeal life support after surgery of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Sofia Martin-Suarez, Gregorio Gliozzi, Mariafrancesca Fiorentino, Antonio Loforte, Valentina Ghigi, Marcello Di Camillo, Nazareno Galiè, Davide Pacini

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Pages: 84-92

Perspective

Weaning from veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation: which strategy to use?

Sofia Ortuno, Clément Delmas, Jean-Luc Diehl, Clotilde Bailleul, Aymeric Lancelot, Mahassen Naili, Bernard Cholley, Romain Pirracchio, Nadia Aissaoui

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The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry: update and perspectives

Roberto Lorusso, Peta Alexander, Peter Rycus, Ryan Barbaro

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Pages: 93-98
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as treatment of graft failure after heart transplantation

Ciro Mastroianni, Antonio Nenna, Guillaume Lebreton, Cosimo D’Alessandro, Salvatore Matteo Greco, Mario Lusini, Pascal Leprince, Massimo Chello

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Pages: 99-108
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in pediatrics

Tugba Erdil, Frithjof Lemme, Alexander Konetzka, Anna Cavigelli-Brunner, Oliver Niesse, Hitendu Dave, Peter Hasenclever, Michael Hübler, Martin Schweiger

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Pages: 109-115
Long-term survival and major outcomes in post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for adult patients in cardiogenic shock

Paolo Meani, Matteo Matteucci, Federica Jiritano, Dario Fina, Francesco Panzeri, Giuseppe M. Raffa, Mariusz Kowalewski, Nuccia Morici, Giovanna Viola, Alice Sacco, Fabrizio Oliva, Amal Alyousif, Sam Heuts, Martijn Gilbers, Rick Schreurs, Jos Maessen, Roberto Lorusso

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Pages: 116-122
Cardiac catheterization and percutaneous intervention procedures on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support

Cesar Y. Guerrero-Miranda, Shelley A. Hall

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Pages: 123-128
Traditional and non-traditional anticoagulation management during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Andreas Koster, Edis Ljajikj, David Faraoni

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Pages: 129-136
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for accidental deep hypothermia—current challenges and future perspectives

Piotr Mazur, Sylweriusz Kosiński, Paweł Podsiadło, Anna Jarosz, Roman Przybylski, Radosław Litiwnowicz, Jacek Piątek, Janusz Konstanty-Kalandyk, Robert Gałązkowski, Tomasz Darocha

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Pages: 137-142
Short-term mechanical circulatory support as bridge to heart transplantation: paracorporeal ventricular assist device as alternative to extracorporeal life support

Sandro Sponga, Giovanni Benedetti, Ugolino Livi

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Pages: 143-150

Art of Operative Techniques

Double, triple and quadruple cannulation for veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: is there a limit?

Daniele Camboni, Alois Philip, Christof Schmid, Antonio Loforte

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Pages: 151-159

Masters of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Concomitant use of Impella while on peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: de-escalate and ambulate

Letizia Fausta Bertoldi, Luca Bertoglio, Federico Pappalardo

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Pages: 160-162
Percutaneous pulmonary artery venting via jugular vein while on peripheral extracorporeal membrane oxygenation running: a less invasive approach to provide full biventricular unloading

Antonio Loforte, Massimo Baiocchi, Gregorio Gliozzi, Giuditta Coppola, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Roberto Lorusso

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Pages: 163-166
Preoperative and intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation adoption for long-term left ventricular assist device implantation

Bujar Maxhera, Nihat Firat Sipahi, Alexander Albert, Udo Boeken, Artur Lichtenberg, Diyar Saeed

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Pages: 167-169
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for right ventricular support in left ventricular assist device recipients

Julia Riebandt, Roxana Moayedifar, Günther Laufer, Daniel Zimpfer

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Pages: 170-172

Guest Editor:
Antonio Loforte,
Bologna, Italy