Percutaneous left ventricular ???vent??? insertion for left heart decompression during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract

Description of a novel method of left ventricular decompression by a percutaneous technique under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. Case report. Supraregional cardiac referral center. PATIENT with end-stage cardiomyopathy. Percutaneous insertion of a modified Mullins transseptal sheath under transthoracic echocardiographic guidance. Successful decompression of the left ventricle and subsequent orthotopic heart transplantation. In patients at high risk of bleeding, a percutaneous technique may be useful for left ventricular decompression.