SYSTOLIC AORTIC REGURGITATION (+)

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CICU CHALLENGE 002: SYSTOLIC AORTIC REGURGITATION DURING VENOARTERIAL ECMO SUPPORT.



Male 55yo, familial DCM, with ICD. Admitted to ER with arrhytmic storm and shock. #ECMO  iniciated. 3h later, arterial line without pulsatility. TOE performed. 

¿How can this systolic AR be explained?









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