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Left Ventricular Venting through the Right Subclavian Artery Access during Peripheral Extracorporeal Life Support

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The use of peripheral extracorporeal life support during refractory cardiac arrest sometimes exposes the patient to left ventricular dilatation requiring venting. We report here a simple technique for LV venting by a cannula inserted through right subclavian artery and positioned in the left ventricle.

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