Transseptal balloon atrial septostomy for decompression of the left atrium during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support as a “bridge to transplantation” in dilated cardiomyopathy (original) (raw)
Advances in Interventional Cardiology
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A 54-year-old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe biventricular failure was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) followed by transseptal balloon atrial septostomy to decompress the left atrium. The patient, initially unresponsive to traditional therapies, was successfully bridged to heart transplantation after 63 days of ECMO support. The study highlights the effectiveness of the balloon atrial septostomy as a minimally invasive method to relieve complications from left ventricular distension during ECMO.
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