• Heart Lung · Jul 2015

    Case Reports

    Emergent echocardiography and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Lifesaving in massive pulmonary embolism.

    • Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury, Ankush Moza, Nauman Saleem Siddiqui, Mark Bonnell, and Christopher J Cooper.
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Toledo, OH, USA.
    • Heart Lung. 2015 Jul 1;44(4):344-6.

    AbstractMassive pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening emergency that results in circulatory failure. The main challenges in management are early diagnosis and maintenance of hemodynamic stability. We present a case of a 63-year-old male who was in cardiac arrest. After resuscitation, massive pulmonary embolism was diagnosed with the help of bedside echocardiography and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). We were able to maintain hemodynamic stability and improve hypoxia until the patient underwent embolectomy. This case demonstrates a common presentation of massive pulmonary embolism highlighting the main challenges in its management and the role of echocardiography and ECMO in improving outcomes in such scenarios.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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