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ArticleJACC. Case reports2025

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Complicated by Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture: A Case Report and Management Insights.

Zhi H Teoh, Luke Cieslik, Michael Hay, Nitesh Nerlekar, Esther Davis, Brendan Murfin, Simon Moten, Adam J Brown, Sri Rao

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Zhi H TeohVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: zhih.teoh@monashhealth.org.
Luke CieslikVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Michael HayVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Nitesh NerlekarVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Esther DavisVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Brendan MurfinVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Simon MotenVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Adam J BrownVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Sri RaoVictorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University and Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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Abstract

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of myocardial infarction, distinctly from atherosclerotic disease. Conservative management is typically recommended, but the incidence of mechanical complications is poorly defined, with only 7 cases reported. We describe a 62-year-old woman with SCAD complicated by left ventricular free wall rupture. Despite initial conservative management, she developed in-hospital cardiac arrest just moments before discharge and was treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), stabilizing her condition and enabling emergency surgical repair. This case underscores the potential role of ECMO in managing SCAD with life-threatening complications and underscores the need for a tailored approach to the management of SCAD patients, which differ from classical atherosclerotic myocardial infarction.

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acute myocardial infarctioncardiopulmonary resuscitationdual antiplatelet therapyextracorporeal membrane oxygenationfibromuscular dysplasiamajor adverse cardiac eventspercutaneous coronary interventionreturn of spontaneous circulationspontaneous coronary artery dissectionST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

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PMID40541339
PMCPMC12198654

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