The application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in fulminant myocarditis

Fulminant myocarditis is a myocarditis of acute hemodynamic disorder as the main performance, with acute onset, rapid progression and high mortality.It will lead to serious arrhythmia and cardic shock, which may be delay to the diagnosis.There is no specific medicine for this disease currently, which is treated with symptomatic and supportive therapy in general.The application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an effective measures for the treatment of acute fulminant myocarditis in recent years.In this article, we made a review on the application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in fulminant myocarditis at present. Key words: Fulminant myocarditis; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation,