Aortic regurgitation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An undiscussed topic

The aim of this short discussion is to open the question of the AR in case of ECMO implantation. This is the case of a young male admitted to the hospital for acute cardiac failure in chronic dilated cardio-myopathy due to aortic regurgitation (AR): the patient had previously refused aortic valve replacement (AVR) for the fear of postoperative outcome. Further studies are required to assess this topic and the perspectives to increase the use of the peripheral ECMO and the percutaneous ventricular venting through the interatrial septum may be of interest to improve the outcome of such ill patients.