Gerardin B, Glorion M, Rodriguez A, Garcia C, Stephan F, Fabre D, Mercier O, Brenot P, Fadel E
Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, 133, avenue de la résistance, 92350 Le Plessis Robinson, France.
Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, 133, avenue de la résistance, 92350 Le Plessis Robinson, France.
Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2017 Dec;66(6):453-459. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2017.10.014. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
Emergency bedside veno-arterious ECMO implantation can be the only saving gesture in the suspicion of acute massive pulmonary embolism leading to haemodynamic failure, even before CT-scan imaging. Once the massive pulmonary embolism is confirmed it is possible to undergo surgical or percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy, when thrombolytic therapy is contraindicated.
