Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19-associated acute myocardial injury complicated by refractory cardiogenic shock

J Card Surg. 2021 Nov;36(11):4396-4399. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15919. Epub 2021 Aug 15.

Abstract

Cardiovascular system involvement and its negative prognostic impact have been increasingly identified in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Optimal medical treatment allows for safe management of most of these cardiovascular presentations while COVID-19-associated refractory cardiogenic shock could be rescued by veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). We present a case of acute myocardial injury related to COVID-19 complicated by refractory cardiogenic shock and treated by VA-ECMO implantation.

Keywords: cardiovascular pathology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
  • Shock, Cardiogenic / therapy