Descending aortic thrombosis and acute type B dissection during central extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A word of cautionCentral Message

• Naoto Fukunaga, MD,
• Mitesh V. Badiwala, MD,
• Terrence M. Yau, MD,
• Vivek Rao, MD,
• Robert J. Cusimano, MD

Affiliations

Naoto Fukunaga, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mitesh V. Badiwala, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Terrence M. Yau, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Vivek Rao, MD

Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Robert J. Cusimano, MD

Address for reprints: Robert J. Cusimano, MD, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, 4N-468 200 Elizabeth St, M5G 2C4 Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; Mechanical Circulatory Support Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada