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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;84:262-264
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in a Patient With Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Hong Suk Yang, MDa, You Sun Hong, MDa, Se Joong Rim, MDb, Song Hyeon Yu, MDc,*

a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University Medical College, Seoul, Republic of Korea
b Department of Cardiology, Yongdong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Medical College, Seoul, Republic of Korea
c Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University Medical College, KyungKi-Do, Republic of Korea

Accepted for publication February 20, 2007.

* Address correspondence to Dr Yu, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University Medical College, Dugyanggu, Goyangsi, KyungKi-Do, 412-270 Republic of Korea (Email: csysh1{at}hanmail.net).

An 18-year-old pregnant woman had cardiac failure and severe pulmonary edema developed immediately after the delivery of her baby. The patient’s respiratory distress was severe and her oxygen saturation was under 50%, despite full mechanical ventilatory support. Echocardiogram revealed an ejection fraction of 18%, and she was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy. Her vital signs were unstable when she received conventional treatment for acute heart failure. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was applied 3 hours after the patient was transferred to the emergency department. The patient was weaned from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation 28 hours afterward, and she was extubated 2 days after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The patient was discharged 12 days after admission.




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