Monatsschr Kinderh
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Case Reports
[Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in acute cardiovascular failure caused by myocarditis].
Main indication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is respiratory failure in the newborn. Less frequently ECMO is used for cardiac support. ⋯ Under ECMO there was complete recovery of left-ventricular function; the infant was discharged 1 month after admission to hospital. ECMO-therapy should not only be considered in children with respiratory failure, but also in those with potentially reversible cardiac failure.