Saddle Up: Anticoagulation for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Pulmonary Embolism and Ischemic Stroke-A Case Report

• Published in: A&A practice Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e01277
• Main Authors: Rezny, Benjamin R, Tyagi, Aaron, Crumley, Jennifer P, Rappaport, Kristina A, Arora, Lovkesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2020

This case describes an anticoagulation strategy in a postpartum patient on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for a pulmonary embolism (PE) with a concurrent ischemic stroke. After receiving systemic lysis, the patient had impending cardiovascular collapse, right heart strain...