PMID- 33809568 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210413 IS - 2077-0375 (Print) IS - 2077-0375 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0375 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2021 Mar 16 TI - Modalities of Left Ventricle Decompression during VA-ECMO Therapy. LID - 10.3390/membranes11030209 [doi] LID - 209 AB - Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is used to sustain circulatory and respiratory support in patients with severe cardiogenic shock or refractory cardiac arrest. Although VA-ECMO allows adequate perfusion of end-organs, it may have detrimental effects on myocardial recovery. Hemodynamic consequences on the left ventricle, such as the increase of afterload, end-diastolic pressure and volume, can lead to left ventricular (LV) distention, increase of myocardial oxygen consumption and delayed LV function recovery. LV distention occurs in almost 50% of patients supported with VA-ECMO and is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality. Thus, recognizing, preventing and treating LV distention is key in the management of these patients. In this review, we aim to discuss the pathophysiology of LV distention and to describe the strategies to unload the LV in patients supported with VA-ECMO. FAU - Ricarte Bratti, Juan Pablo AU - Ricarte Bratti JP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6323-8305 AD - Montreal Heart Institute, Universite de Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. FAU - Cavayas, Yiorgos Alexandros AU - Cavayas YA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7664-2104 AD - Montreal Heart Institute, Universite de Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. AD - Hopital Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, 5400. Gouin Blvd. West, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada. FAU - Noly, Pierre Emmanuel AU - Noly PE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6600-1258 AD - Montreal Heart Institute, Universite de Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. FAU - Serri, Karim AU - Serri K AD - Montreal Heart Institute, Universite de Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. AD - Hopital Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, 5400. Gouin Blvd. West, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada. FAU - Lamarche, Yoan AU - Lamarche Y AD - Montreal Heart Institute, Universite de Montreal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. AD - Hopital Sacre-Coeur de Montreal, 5400. Gouin Blvd. West, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20210316 PL - Switzerland TA - Membranes (Basel) JT - Membranes JID - 101577807 PMC - PMC8002319 OTO - NOTNLM OT - VA-ECMO OT - left ventricular assist device OT - left ventricular distention OT - left ventricular venting COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/04/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/04 06:01 PMCR- 2021/03/16 CRDT- 2021/04/03 01:33 PHST- 2020/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/03/04 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/03/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/03 01:33 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/04 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - membranes11030209 [pii] AID - membranes-11-00209 [pii] AID - 10.3390/membranes11030209 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Membranes (Basel). 2021 Mar 16;11(3):209. doi: 10.3390/membranes11030209.