UH Elyria, Cleveland Medical Centers Save Man After 82-Minute Cardiac Arrest
February 27, 2026
A Cleveland-area man is alive today thanks to rapid, advanced care from University Hospitals after his heart stopped for 82 minutes. Care teams at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center initiated extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ECMO to stabilize him, before transferring him to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center for continued lifesaving treatment.
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