Successful ECPR and early surgical repair in STEMI complicated by left ventricular free-wall rupture

Esther Tautz, Katharina Müller-Peltzer, Fatos Ballazhi, Justyna Swol, Dawid L. Staudacher, Tobias Wengenmayer, Alexander Supady, Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center-University of Freiburg, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht , Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Perfusion

Published online on May 06, 2026

Abstract

Perfusion, Volume 41, Issue 1_suppl, Page 157S-160S, May 2026.
IntroductionThe mortality of patients with mechanical complications following myocardial infarction is high. Surgical repair is challenging due to the fragility of ischemic myocardial tissue. The course is frequently complicated by cardiogenic shock, ...