Provisional Circulatory Support with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation during Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Intermediate Risk Patients: A Case Series.

ABSTRACT: Background: Cardiogenic shock with acute hemodynamic decompensation may be one of the most serious risks in patients affected by ventricular tachycardia (VT). Its proper identification may have important implications in terms of pharmacological management, as might procedural planning in case of patients undergoing catheter ablation. Methods: We describe a case series of patients with provisional strategies for circulatory support in VT ablation, including the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and vascular accesses in the electrophysiology lab but no initial ECMO activation due to an estimated intermediate pre-procedural risk from the case-series population. Results: In total, 10 patients (mean age 70 ± 11 years old, 9 males) with severe

SUBMITTER: Mascia G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11312705 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature