Abstract:The aim of the study was to test the use of gaseous nitric oxide added to the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) system for treating critical acute heart failure after cardiac surgery.Materials and Methods. Venoarterial ECMO with addition of nitric oxide into the extracorporeal circuit was used for treating a 52-yearold patient after two-step cardiac surgery for acute dissection of the thoracic aorta and aortic valve insufficiency. After the Bentall-de Bono procedure, a technical error was revealed: th… Show more
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