Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients under venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Le Guennec, Loic; Schmidt, Matthieu; Clarençon, Frédéric; Elhfnawy, Ahmed Mohamed; Baronnet, Flore; Kalamarides, Michel; Lebreton, Guillaume; Luyt, Charles-Edouard · J Neurointerv Surg · 2020

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Abstract

Use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in adult patients to treat refractory cardiogenic shock has increased in recent years, and ischemic stroke is the most frequent VA-ECMO-induced cerebrovascular complication. No adult case of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has been reported. Retrospective observational study of hospital medical records of patients who received circulatory support with VA-ECMO with acute ischemic stroke treated with MT, from 2006 to 2018. Two adult patients on VA-ECMO with acute ischemic stroke treated with MT were found. Both cases were successfully treated. These cases illustrate the feasibility of performing MT in adult patients on ECMO.

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