Introduction This narrative review focusing on critical care echocardiography (CCE) has
been written by a group of experts in the field, with the aim of outlining the state of the art in …

Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation provides cardiorespiratory support to
patients in cardiogenic shock. This comes at the cost of increased left ventricle (LV) afterload …

Over the past decade, the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has
increased exponentially, from approximately 30–40 patients per year in the United States 20 …

Refractory cardiogenic shock patients may be rescued by veno-arterial extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO). After a few days of mechanical assistance, the device …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a technique that uses a pump to drain
blood from a body, circulate blood through a membrane lung, and return the oxygenated …

Recent literature in hemodynamic monitoring of ECMO patients is discussed, with
comparison of VV ECMO and VA ECMO. Many common monitoring tools lack validity during …

Background Few data are available on the impact of levosimendan in refractory cardiogenic
shock patients undergoing peripheral venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation …

Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is a key therapy in the management of patients with
severe cardiac disease or respiratory failure. There are two major forms of MCS commonly …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is an invasive life support technique that
requires a blood pump, an artificial membrane lung, and vascular cannulae to drain de …

Background Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) is widely used
in the treatment of circulatory failure, but repeatedly, its negative effects on the left ventricle …