title: Rapid response ECLS after 140 min of refractory ventricular fibrillation following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: feasibility as bridge to primary PCI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: Tienush.Rassaf@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: Tienush
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rassaf
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Westenfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Muhammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lichtenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Malte
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*