Successful Primary Coronary Intervention During Prolonged Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiac Arrest
We report a case of a male patient with an acute inferior myocardial infarction who underwent successful primary coronary intervention during prolonged cardiac arrest (220 minutes) and continuous resuscitation using a mechanical chest compression device. He achieved full neurological recovery. Mechanical compression devices may help maintain perfusion and improve outcomes in such scenarios.
Authors
- Prasad P. Kulkarni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-2990)
- Mosaad Abushabana
- Sadeq Tabatabai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1410-2943)
- J Alhashmi
- Ahmed Najah
Institutions
- Dubai Hospital (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37616/2212-5043.1443
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25