Extracorporeal Life Support as a Rescue Measure for Managing Life-Threatening Arrythmia and Brugada Syndrome.

Asaad G Beshish, Allison Weinberg, Waseem Ostwani, Gabe E Owens

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Article in The journal of extra-corporeal technology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Refractory Cardiac Arrest: Current Evidence, Clinical Pathways and Future Directions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Asaad G BeshishPediatric Critical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Allison WeinbergCertified Clinical Perfusionist, Department of ECMO, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Waseem OstwaniDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Science, Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo, Ohio; and.

Gabe E OwensDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

C. S. Mott Children's Hospital · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe the use of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) to transiently stabilize a 3-month-old patient who presented with ventricular tachyarrhythmias leading to spontaneous cardiac arrest. The patient required 4 days of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) where he was diagnosed with probable Brugada syndrome (BS). The patient was discharged home in stable condition after implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement. This case highlights the importance of early transfer to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) center in the setting of unexplained cardiac arrhythmia in a pediatric patient. BS is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder with variable expression characterized by abnormal findings on electrocardiogram (ECG) in conjunction with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Early management is critical and early consideration to transfer to an institution where extracorporeal life support (ECLS/ECMO) is present to support the patient while further diagnostic work up is in progress is lifesaving.

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Extracorporeal Membrane OxygenationAdvanced Cardiac Life SupportArrhythmias, CardiacBrugada SyndromeCardiopulmonary ResuscitationHeart ArrestHumansInfantMaleSalvage TherapyBrugada syndromeextracorporeal cardio pulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR)extracorporeal membrane ogenation (ECMO)

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PMCPMC5737417

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