Venoarterielle ECMO als "bridge to recovery": Kardiogener Schock und Verdacht auf Myokarditis bei einer 37-Jährigen [Veno-arterial ECMO as bridge to recovery. Cardiogenic shock and suspected myocarditis in a 37-year-old patient]

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Venoarterielle ECMO als "bridge to recovery": Kardiogener Schock und Verdacht auf Myokarditis bei einer 37-Jährigen [Veno-arterial ECMO as bridge to recovery. Cardiogenic shock and suspected myocarditis in a 37-year-old patient]
Creators Name:	Fox, H. and Seeger, F.H. and Schmitt, J. and Potente, M. and Dzemali, O. and Fichtlscherer, S. and Ehrlich, J.R.
Abstract:	We report a case of a 37-year-old patient presenting with fulminant cardiogenic shock, almost noncontractile ventricles, followed by electromechanical dissociation. During performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, a veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation device (VA ECMO) was implanted, which became necessary for 13 days. Subsequently, a total arrest of ventricular function was observed and prominent multiple organ failure emerged. A rapid test for respiratory syncytial virus was positive, supporting the suspected diagnosis of myocarditis. Despite numerous complications, complete recovery was achieved.
Keywords:	Cardiogenic Shock, Myocarditis, Resuscitation, Extracorporal Membrane Oxygenation
Source:	Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
ISSN:	2193-6226
Publisher:	Springer
Volume:	107
Number:	3
Page Range:	206-212
Date:	April 2012
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-011-0064-z
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