PMID- 37043003 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230421 LR - 20230518 IS - 1432-1750 (Electronic) IS - 0341-2040 (Linking) VI - 201 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Pulmonary Protection from Left Ventricular Distension During Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Review and Management Algorithm. PG - 119-134 LID - 10.1007/s00408-023-00616-8 [doi] AB - The use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in adults for refractory cardiogenic shock has risen exponentially during the prior decade. Although VA-ECMO provides cardiopulmonary support, it can alter left ventricular (LV) loading conditions leading to LV distension, which makes the lungs susceptible to congestion and promotes intracardiac thrombosis. These conditions can be alleviated by pharmacologic and mechanical unloading, but gaps in knowledge remain on optimal timing and methods of this approach. This review provides an overview of the epidemiology of VA-ECMO, describes pathophysiology and methods for monitoring and reducing LV loading and summarizes contemporary studies examining the association between LV unloading and adverse events. We offer a simple protocol for implementing LV unloading during VA-ECMO to provide pulmonary protection and improve outcomes. CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Saeed, Omar AU - Saeed O AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10023, USA. osaeed@montefiore.org. FAU - Nunez, Jose I AU - Nunez JI AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10023, USA. FAU - Jorde, Ulrich P AU - Jorde UP AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10023, USA. LA - eng GR - NIH145140/NH/NIH HHS/United States GR - K23 HL145140/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Review DEP - 20230412 PL - United States TA - Lung JT - Lung JID - 7701875 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Humans MH - *Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/adverse effects/methods MH - Shock, Cardiogenic/etiology/therapy MH - Lung MH - *Thrombosis MH - Heart Ventricles/diagnostic imaging OTO - NOTNLM OT - Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation OT - Left ventricular unloading OT - Pulmonary edema OT - Pulmonary hemorrhage EDAT- 2023/04/13 06:00 MHDA- 2023/04/21 06:41 CRDT- 2023/04/12 11:15 PHST- 2023/01/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/03/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/04/21 06:41 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/12 11:15 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00408-023-00616-8 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00408-023-00616-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Lung. 2023 Apr;201(2):119-134. doi: 10.1007/s00408-023-00616-8. Epub 2023 Apr 12.