Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
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Letter Case Reports
Pheochromocytoma, a rare cause of acute cardiogenic shock.
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To report our experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in a congenital heart surgery program. ⋯ In our series, ECMO markedly reduces mortality in patients who would otherwise not survive either open heart surgery or myocardial failure of any origin and was not associated with discernible morbidity in the midterm.