scholarly journals The waffle procedure as treatment of a first episode of right heart failure: a case report

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Espejo-Paeres ◽  
Pedro Marcos-Alberca ◽  
Carlos Nicolás-Pérez ◽  
Carlos Macaya
2017 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turgut Karabag ◽  
Caner Arslan ◽  
Turab Yakisan ◽  
Aziz Vatan ◽  
Duygu Sak

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to metastatic disease is rare. Clinical recognition of cardiac metastatic tumors is rare and continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient who had severe respiratory insufficiency and whose clinical examinations revealed a giant tumor mass extending from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic options. CONCLUSION: In patients presenting with acute right heart failure, right ventricular masses should be kept in mind. Transthoracic echocardiography appears to be the most easily available, noninvasive, cost-effective and useful technique in making the differential diagnosis.


Trauma ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 146040862110552
Author(s):  
Jay I Conhaim ◽  
Nick C Levinsky ◽  
Paige L Barger ◽  
Heather L Palomino

A 28-year-old man presented in extremis after a motorcycle crash. Following traumatic pneumonectomy, he developed right heart failure and was placed on veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) only to transition to veno-arteriovenous (VAV) ECMO due to persistent hypoxemia. Resulting flow limitation caused distal ischemia of his left leg, requiring thrombectomy and fasciotomy. Potential loss of limb necessitated transitioning to veno-venous (VV) ECMO from which he was successfully decannulated thereafter. ECMO can bridge recovery following the most dire injuries, and hybrid strategies can ameliorate post-operative complications; however, ECMO itself carries significant risks that must be weighed against intended benefit.


CHEST Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 190A
Author(s):  
Arhaanth Reddy ◽  
Alexander Huang ◽  
Disha Mahendra ◽  
David Chen ◽  
Louis Dehner ◽  
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