Case Report: Veno-Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Management of Pheochromocytoma-Induced Cardiac Arrest in a Post-Partum Patient.

Authors

Kwame Agyei, Hassan M Fahmi, Terri Sun

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A&A practice. Volume 20. Issue 10. Pages e02309. Oct 01, 2026. Epub Oct 14, 2026.

Abstract

A 34-year-old woman, 2 days post-partum, was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) for management of hypertensive crisis and respiratory failure. An 18-cm left adrenal mass was found on computed tomography (CT), suspicious for a pheochromocytoma. After cardiac arrest, the patient was placed on veno-arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-AV ECMO) given recurrent destabilizing arrhythmias. After successful ECMO decannulation, the patient underwent an uncomplicated resection of her adrenal mass. Although VA-ECMO has been used to support patients with pheochromocytoma, this appears to be the first published case describing the use of a V-AV configuration in the management of a complex cardiac arrest.

PMID:
42874048
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