Yonsei Med J.  2016 Mar;57(2):536-537. 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.2.536.

Successful Application of Veno-Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Exacerbation of Asthma Followed by Stress Cardiomyopathy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Changwon Hospital, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea. jhunikr@naver.com
  • 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.

Abstract

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Figure

  • Fig. 1 On the 2nd day ECMO insertion, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) shows mid-ventricular akinesia and apical hypokinesia.


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