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A Successful Case of Cardiac Arrest due to Acute Myocarditis with COVID-19: 120 Minutes on Manual Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation then Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2022

Bui Hai Hoang*
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Huyen Trang Tran
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tat Thanh Nguyen
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Minh Nguyen Nguyen
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Anh Dung Nguyen
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Giang Phuc Do
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ngoc Tu Vu
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Mai Nguyen
Affiliation:
Ealing Hospital, London, England
Lan Hieu Nguyen
Affiliation:
Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
Shinji Nakahara
Affiliation:
Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kawasaki, Japan
*
Correspondence: Bui Hai Hoang Hanoi Medical University Hanoi Medical University Hospital Hanoi, Vietnam E-mail: hoangbuihai@hmu.edu.vn

Abstract

Acute myocarditis is one of the common complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with a relatively high case fatality. Here reported is a fulminant case of a 42-year-old previously healthy woman with cardiogenic shock and refractory cardiac arrest due to COVID-19-induced myocarditis who received veno-arterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) after 120 minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This is the first adult case of cardiac arrest due to COVID-19-induced myocarditis supported by ECMO that fully recovered with normal neurological functions. The success of the treatment course with full recovery emphasized the potential role of ECMO in treating these patients.

Type
Case Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

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