ATYPICAL USE OF VENO-VENOUS EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION IN PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY

The use of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in peripartium cardiomyopathy is reported with limited data. We report a case of peripartum cardiomyopathy causing refractory acute hypoxic respiratory failure managed with Veno-venous ECMO (VV ECMO). A 23-year-old female at 35