Preoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation - 2 Case reports

Abstract

Indication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been extended as the experience of ECMO in various clinical settings accumulates and the outcome after ECMO installation improves. We report two cases of successful mitral valve surgery for severe ischemic mitral regurgitation in patients on ECMO support for cardiogenic shock which developed upon coronary angiography. © The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011.