Key result
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) successfully supported life salvage in a 53-year-old woman presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis, malignant arrhythmia, and cardiogenic shock.
Case Report (n=1)
ECMO can be a life-saving mechanical circulatory support strategy for patients with fulminant myocarditis complicated by cardiogenic shock and malignant arrhythmias.
May support ECMO rescue in fulminant myocarditis shock; leaves open need for prospective data on selection and outcomes.
Clinical features of acute myocarditis range from a subclinical state to a fulminant state. Fulminant myocarditis with ventricular arrhythmia or atrioventricular block is associated with a high mortality rate. In cases in which aggressive medical therapy for fulminant myocarditis is not likely to be successful, intensive and emergency mechanical circulatory support, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or intra-aortic balloon pump, should be considered. We report life salvage of acute fulminant myocarditis in a 53-year-old woman presented with malignant arrhythmia and cardiogenic shock supported by ECMO.
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Lee et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Acute fulminant myocarditis (n=1). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) was evaluated on Life salvage. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) successfully supported life salvage in a 53-year-old woman presenting with acute fulminant myocarditis, malignant arrhythmia, and cardiogenic shock.
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