%A Li Feng*, Yong Yuan, Jian-ting Dong, Ying Han, Zhi-hua Deng, Wei-qi Liu, and Bin-fei Li %T Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support in Resuscitations for Acute Myocardial Infarction with Cardiac Arrest %0 Journal Article %D 2012 %J Chinese Medical Sciences Journal %R 10.1016/S1001-9294(12)60026-1 %P 60-61 %V 27 %N 1 %U {http://cmsj.cams.cn/CN/abstract/article_111.shtml} %8 2012-03-30 %X MORTALITY rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients could be as high as 80%, if present with or develop fatal arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. Some patients, despite the treatment with inotropes and intra-aortic balloon pump, are not hemodynamically stable enough to undergo emergent revascularization. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) can help stabilize circulation and respiration, which could be a potential solution for patients under such critical circumstances. In this paper, we describe the application of ECMO for the resuscitations of 4 cardiac arrested AMI cases.