Clinical Significance of Spontaneous Echo Contrast on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(16)30914-6/fulltextSpontaneous echo contrast (SEC) = moyamoya echo
SEC on VA-ECMO resulted in an increased risk of intracardiac thrombus and stroke. Maintaining pulsatility while the patient is on ECMO may result in a decreased chance of developing SEC and stroke.
My Question
Maintaining pulsatility might lead to improve LV function and survival?