Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Mimics Aortic Dissection on CAT Scan.

Authors

Philip Batista, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Hitoshi Hirose, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volume 95, Issue 1, January 2013, Page 357

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.05.125. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.

Abstract

A 66 year-old female presented with refractory acute congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and ventricular tachyarrhythmia. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was placed via femoral cannulation for salvage and stabilized. CAT scan of the chest performed as a part of heart transplant work-up, demonstrated an unequal distribution of intravenous contrast in the aortic arch (Figure 1). Radiologist’s preliminary reading was of “aortic dissection” while in fact this is truly “normal ECMO flow”.

Recommended Citation

Batista, Philip; Cavarocchi, Nicholas C.; and Hirose, Hitoshi, "Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Mimics Aortic Dissection on CAT Scan." (2013). Department of Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 80.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryfp/80

PubMed ID

23272865