Key result
A full-term male neonate with myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the ramus intermedius branch was successfully supported with ECMO and discharged on hospital day 25.
Case Report (n=1)
ECMO can be successfully used as life-saving support for neonates experiencing severe decompensation from rare myocardial infarction.
Supports ECMO feasibility in neonatal MI; leaves open its role pending prospective data.
Myocardial infarction in a neonate is rare. We describe the case of a full-term male who presented with respiratory distress. A chest radiograph demonstrated cardiomegaly. An electrocardiogram revealed ST segment changes suggestive of ischemia. Cardiac enzymes were elevated and an echocardiogram revealed a regional wall motion abnormality. Cardiac catheterization was performed demonstrating occlusion of the ramus intermedius branch of the left main coronary artery. The patient decompensated, requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The infant was able to be decannulated from ECMO support in 5 days and was ultimately discharged on hospital day 25. We review this case as well as the literature on neonatal myocardial infarction.
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Farooqi et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Neonatal Myocardial Infarction (n=1). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was evaluated on Survival to hospital discharge. A full-term male neonate with myocardial infarction due to occlusion of the ramus intermedius branch was successfully supported with ECMO and discharged on hospital day 25.
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