A Pregnant Woman with Acute Massive Pulmonary Embolism.
A 30-year-old pregnant woman who suffered from massive pulmonary embolism presented in an unstable hemodynamic status. Angiojet catheter embolectomy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) were performed, which caused the patient's condition to improve. Use of ECMO was continued during the weaning program, but the patient died of intracranial hemorrhage, a complication of ECMO.


BACKGROUND
Angiojet; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism; Thromboectomy.
Cardiovascular Department, Changhua Christen Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Yuan Po
YP
Yang
Cardiovascular Department, Changhua Christen Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
Li-Sian
LS
Lin