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Subcostal 4-chamber view of the heart in patient of Case 1 during cardiac arrest. During the video the patient manifests cardiac standstill.
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During cannulation, focused cardiac ultrasound (US) by an attending intensivist at the bedside (VSCAN 1.2, General Electric, Madison WI) revealed cardiac standstill (Figure 1, Video 1).
PMC5790592_02
Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) of patient in Case 2 following extracorporeal membranous oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation. EF one month prior to arrest appears as a dashed line at 28% on Y-axis. ECMO decannulation occurred at Day 10.
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On ECMO, her EF progressively improved to 33% 10 days after arrest prior to decannulation (Figure 2), and remained near her pre-arrest baseline after decannulation.