Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2023; 11(27): 6531-6536
Published online Sep 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i27.6531
Left atrium veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation as temporary mechanical support for cardiogenic shock: A case report
Rossana Lamastra, David Michael Abbott, Antonella Degani, Carlo Pellegrini, Roberto Veronesi, Stefano Pelenghi, Chiara Dezza, Giulia Gazzaniga, Mirko Belliato
Rossana Lamastra, David Michael Abbott, Giulia Gazzaniga, Department of Surgical, Pediatric and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia 27100, PV, Italy
Antonella Degani, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, PV, Italy
Carlo Pellegrini, Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Pediatric Sciences Department, University of Pavia, Italy - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia 27100, PV, Italy
Roberto Veronesi, Chiara Dezza, Mirko Belliato, SC-AR2 Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva Cardiotoracica Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia 27100, PV, Italy
Stefano Pelenghi, Department of Cardiac Surgery 1, IRCCS University Hospital Foundation "San Matteo", Pavia 27100, Italy
Author contributions: Abbott DM and Lamastra R contributed equally to this work through manuscript writing and editing: Degani A, Pellegrini C, Veronesi R, Pelenghi R, Dezza C, Gazzaniga G and Belliato M contributed to data collection, revision, conceptualization, and supervision.
Supported by EUROSETS srl Italy for the Open Access Fee.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the report and unfortunate death of the patient.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: David Michael Abbott, MD, Doctor, Department of Surgical, Pediatric and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Camillo Golgi, 19, Pavia 27100, PV, Italy. david.abbott01@universitadipavia.it
Received: June 1, 2023
Peer-review started: June 1, 2023
First decision: August 2, 2023
Revised: August 10, 2023
Accepted: August 23, 2023
Article in press: August 23, 2023
Published online: September 26, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We report a clinical case of a 65-year-old man with cardiogenic shock after a myocardial infarction that required veno-arterial extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support which was transeptally converted to left atrium veno-arterial (LAVA)-ECMO that then functioned as a temporary paracorporeal LVAD. This solution resolved left ventricular distension and served as a bridge-to-transplant.