PMID- 29792510 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231212 IS - 2048-8734 (Electronic) IS - 2048-8726 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 1 DP - 2021 Mar 5 TI - In reply to: "Intra-aortic balloon pump protects against hydrostatic pulmonary oedema during peripheral venoarterial-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation". PG - 81-82 LID - 10.1177/2048872618779772 [doi] AB - Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is an increasingly utilized life-saving measure. However, left-ventricular distention from inadequate left-ventricular off-loading can lead to unwanted pulmonary and cardiac complications. We are writing to indicate our agreement with a recent article by Brechot et al. published in the June 2017 issue where the authors demonstrated that intra-aortic balloon pump provides mechanical support to off-load the left ventricle during VA-ECMO, which prevents pulmonary edema. CI - Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. (c) The Author(s) 2018. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Privratsky, Jamie R AU - Privratsky JR AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA. FAU - Diaz, Sebastian AU - Diaz S AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Perfusion Services, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA. FAU - Nicoara, Alina AU - Nicoara A AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA. FAU - Daneshmand, Mani A AU - Daneshmand MA AD - Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care JT - European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care JID - 101591369 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - IABP OT - VA-ECMO OT - cardiogenic shock OT - pulmonary edema OT - transesophageal echocardiography EDAT- 2018/05/25 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/25 06:01 CRDT- 2018/05/25 06:00 PHST- 2017/08/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/05/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/25 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/25 06:00 [entrez] AID - 6145495 [pii] AID - 10.1177/2048872618779772 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2021 Mar 5;10(1):81-82. doi: 10.1177/2048872618779772.