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  • Title: Bailout transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale for refractory hypoxaemia after left ventricular assist device implantation.
    Author: Fischer Q, Kirsch M, Brochet E, Juliard JM.
    Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg; 2015 Aug; 21(2):246-8. PubMed ID: 25912477.
    Abstract:
    We describe the interdisciplinary management of a 59-year old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy on a HeartMate II left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and temporary right extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge-to-heart transplantation. He suffered refractory hypoxaemia due to massive right-to-left shunting by a patent foramen ovale (PFO), diagnosed after weaning off of temporary right ECMO. Percutaneous closure of the PFO was successfully achieved with an Amplatzer septal occluder device, which allowed the patient's extubation and departure from hospital. The patient received heart transplantation 7 weeks after LVAD implantation and was discharged from the intensive care unit 2 weeks after transplantation.
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