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Extracorporeal life support in right ventricular rupture secondary to blast injury

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Institut du Coeur, Pitiê Salpêtrière Hospital, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

*Corresponding author. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, 47-83 boulevard de l'hôpital, 75651 Paris Cedex 13, France. Tel.: +33 142165608; fax: +33 142165684.

E-mail address: stephaneaubert{at}yahoo.fr (S. Aubert).

Nowadays, indications of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) are increasing. We here describe a case of right ventricular rupture requiring challenging sutures. We installed an ECLS to re-establish the haemodynamic conditions and to discharge the ruptured right ventricle, permitting us to suture it.

Key Words: Extracorporeal life support; Blast heart injury