Abstract: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute fulminant myocarditis can be manifested as pulseless electrical activity. Patients of cardiac arrest (CA) with nonpulsating electrical activity have a very high mortality rate before the cause is corrected. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),  an artificial cardiopulmonary support organ,  provides a bridge treat patients with CA.  A total of  three patients who had undergone cardiopulmonary resuscitation were treated with ECMO. By introducing the treatment process of those cases,  we aimed  to improve the understanding of ECMO assisted treatment.

Key words: myocardial infarction；myocarditis；cardiopulmonary , resuscitation；extracorporeal membrane oxygenation