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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025

Case Report: ECMO rescue for cardiac arrest in a hyperthyroid patient triggered by COVID-19 infection.

Shuaiting Ma, Lutao Xie, Pin Lan, Haohao Wu, Mingjun Liu, Yi Chen

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Shuaiting MaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Lutao XieDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Pin LanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Haohao WuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Mingjun LiuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Yi ChenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui Hospital of Zhejiang University, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.

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Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic, while both fulminant myocarditis (FM) and thyroid storm (TS) are life-threatening critical conditions. When these three conditions coexist in a single patient, the survival outcome can be severely compromised. Case introduction: We report a case of cardiac arrest in a hyperthyroid patient triggered by COVID-19 infection. The patient developed symptoms such as fatigue, chest tightness, and chest pain following SARS-CoV-2 infection, and experienced respiratory and CA en route to the hospital. Ultimately, the patient was diagnosed with FM and TS. The patient was treated with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) combined with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). After hemodynamic stabilization, the patient received pharmacological management for arrhythmia control and hyperthyroidism, along with other symptomatic treatments. The patient eventually recovered and was discharged. Conclusion: In hyperthyroid patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, clinicians should remain vigilant for the potential development of FM and TS. VA-ECMO combined with CRRT represents an effective therapeutic approach in such critical scenarios.

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CRRTfulminant myocarditisSARS-CoV-2thyroid stormVA-ECMO

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