Prague Med. Rep. 2017, 118, 139-146

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2017.15

Catastrophic Left Ventricular Thrombosis Complicating Extra-corporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Report

Michal Pořízka1, Petr Kopecký1, Vladimír Mikulenka2, Jan Kunstýř1, Michal Lipš1, Martin Balík1

1Department of Anaesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
22nd Department of Surgery – Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received August 21, 2017
Accepted December 5, 2017

A massive left ventricular thrombosis represents a rare however, catastrophic complication of a central veno-arterial extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation. We report a case of such complication in a patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction after cardiac surgery. Its management and preventive measures are described and discussed.

Funding

The echocardiographic monitoring was supported in part from project reg. no. CZ.2.16/3.1.00/21565 from OP Prague Competitiveness.

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