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- 2018
An intriguing case of acute myocardial ischaemia in a patient with severe respiratory failure with venoKeywords: Veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation,NSTEMI,echocardiography,CT coronary angiography,aortic thrombus Abstract: We describe a case of a young woman requiring veno-venous extracorporeal support for severe secondary respiratory failure who developed a myocardial ischaemia due to an intermittent obstruction of the right coronary sinus by a fluttering thrombus. She was medically treated with full anticoagulation regimen, needed for the veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, without any other ischaemic or embolic event
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