Myocardial perfusion and cardiac dimensions during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-supported circulation in a porcine model of critical post-cardiotomy failure.

CONCLUSION: Coronary artery blood flow is maintained during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest despite severely affected performance of the left ventricle. Myocardial perfusion decreases, however, presumably due to rapid development of myocardial tissue oedema. PMID: 32126949 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32126949?dopt=Abstract

Source: Perfusion - March 3, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Solholm A, Salminen PR, Stangeland L, Moen CA, Mongstad A, Svenheim B, Haaverstad R, Grong K Tags: Perfusion Source Type: research