JACC Case Reports JACC: Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 464-468 (2021)
ISSN:
2666-0849
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The Avalon Elite catheter (Maquet Cardiopulmonary, Rastatt, Germany) is a bicaval catheter for single-site cannulation that can be used in the initiation of venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or as a transition from venoarterial ECMO. We report a unique complication of tissue obstructing the outflow aperture during insertion. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) Graphical abstract