Improved angiographic findings of superficial femoral artery after verapamil injection into the reperfusion cannula of a patient on peripheral venoarterial ECMO

Christopher Gordon; Ali Ghodsizad; Christoph Brehm; Michael M Koerner; Aly El-Banayosy

doi:10.1532/HSF98.2014364

Improved angiographic findings of superficial femoral artery after verapamil injection into the reperfusion cannula of a patient on peripheral venoarterial ECMO

Heart Surg Forum. 2014 Oct 1;17(5):E261-2. doi: 10.1532/HSF98.2014364.

Authors

Christopher Gordon¹, Ali Ghodsizad¹, Christoph Brehm¹, Michael M Koerner¹, Aly El-Banayosy¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 25367239
DOI: 10.1532/HSF98.2014364

Abstract

Limb ischemia is a complication that can occur in patients requiring percutaneously placed venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). One method used to prevent limb ischemia is the placement of an antegrade catheter into the superficial femoral artery. We describe a case is which the angiographic findings of the superficial femoral artery were improved by the injection of verapamil in a patient with limb ischemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Catheterization / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Circulation / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Circulation / methods
Extremities / blood supply*
Female
Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
Femoral Artery / drug effects*
Humans
Injections, Intra-Arterial
Ischemia / etiology*
Ischemia / prevention & control*
Radiography
Treatment Outcome
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage
Verapamil / administration & dosage*
Young Adult

Substances

Vasodilator Agents
Verapamil