CARDIAC RECOVERY AND SURVIVAL AFTER NEONATAL MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

Management of cardiogenic shock following neonatal myocardial infarcti on (MI) has received little attention in the literature. Advances in m edical support have been pharmacologic in nature, yet the outcome rema ins dismal. We report the course of a neonate after MI, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was utilized for hemodynamic support during the immediate post-MI period. The patient initially was in massive cardiog enic shock, but her myocardial function recovered completely. She has a normal neurodevelopmental outcome at 22 months of age.