Percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock due to acute fulminant myocarditis

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Feb;89(2):614-6. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.047.

Abstract

Percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an invasive technique that provides emergent circulatory support for patients with cardiogenic shock. We report a favorable outcome of an acute fulminant myocarditis in a 25-year-old myasthenia patient with cardiogenic shock supported by percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Echocardiography
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Myasthenia Gravis / complications
  • Myasthenia Gravis / therapy
  • Myocarditis / complications*
  • Myocarditis / pathology
  • Myocarditis / therapy
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / pathology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy*