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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for the Support of Adults With Acute Myocarditis

J. Wesley Diddle, Melvin C. Almodovar, Satish Rajagopal, Peter Rycus, Ravi R. Thiagarajan

Critical Care Medicine · 2015 · 133 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation can be used effectively in adults with myocarditis to support the circulation while awaiting myocardial recovery. Early extracorporeal membrane oxygenation deployment prior to cardiac arrest may be associated with better outcomes.

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