Table 1.
Serial changes in clinical parameters
| Variable | V-V ECMO | Oxy-RVAD | After Oxy-RVAD | Transplant | After transplant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU day | 2 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 45 |
| Echocardiography | |||||
| Peak TR velocity (m/sec) | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Not performed | 2.8 |
| Tricuspid lateral annulus DTI S’ (cm/sec) | 15.9 | 6.2 | 7.2 | Not performed | 9.9 |
| Laboratoryfinding | |||||
| BNP (pg/mL) | 55 | 1,131 | 474 | 297 | 228 |
| AST/ALT (IU/L) | 29/34 | 41/32 | 21/22 | 27/23 | 24/46 |
| Medication | |||||
| Norepinephrine (μg/kg/min) | 0.02 | 0.08 | Not administered | Not administered | Not administered |
| Vasopressin (units/min) | 0.02 | 0.04 | Not administered | Not administered | Not administered |
| Epinephrine (μg/kg/min) | Not administered | 0.10 | Not administered | Not administered | Not administered |
V-V ECMO: veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Oxy-RVAD: right ventricular assist device with an oxygenator; ICU: intensive care unit; TR: tricuspid valve regurgitation; DTI: doppler tissue imaging; S’: tricuspid lateral annulus doppler tissue imaging tricuspid annular peak systolic velocity; BNP: brain natriuretic peptide; AST: aspartate transaminase; ALT: alanine transaminase.