title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal Heart Institute (MBC 16), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, PO Box 3354, Riyadh, 11211, Saudi Arabia. balsoufi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bahaaldin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alsoufi
mesh_terms: D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*