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Mayo Clinic has more than 20 years' experience in giving ECMO to infants, children and adults. Expertise and rankingsNationally recognized expertise Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo Clinic in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, are ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart care and heart surgery and pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report. The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of satisfied Mayo Clinic patients. Suspected amniotic fluid embolism leads to maternal cardiac arrest and rapid ECMO response at Mayo Clinic (VIDEO) After a suspected amniotic fluid embolism led to maternal cardiac arrest, Mayo Clinic teams mobilized ECMO and coordinated multidisciplinary care within minutes. Kayla Gengler with newborn Ida after a suspected amniotic fluid embolism led to emergency delivery, cardiac arrest and ECMO activation at Mayo Clinic. On June 17, 2026, Kayla Gengler walked through the doors of Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, with her husband, AJ, and their youngest daughter, Ida. The date carried more than… VIDEO: Hockey coach back in the game after cardiac event, thanks to teamwork, quality careThe Harrison family, from left: Justin, Ryan, Chris and Lindsey When a hockey coach and teacher in Minnesota experienced a cardiac event, a multidisciplinary team at Mayo Clinic helped him get back in the game through teamwork and quality care On a winter Sunday in Owatonna, Minnesota, Ryan Harrison, a hockey coach and teacher, was wrapping up a youth game with his son, Justin. As the family loaded gear into the car and prepared to… (VIDEO) 13-year-old Ava is home with a new heart, kidney following a 22-month hospital stay After more than 22 months at Mayo Clinic Children's, 13-year-old Ava Weitl went home to Iowa. She and her family were met with tears and cheers as dozens of members from her care team, who are now considered friends of the family, said goodbye and wished her well. This was a day Ava had been looking forward to after a long journey with heart failure, two lifesaving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapies, a heart transplant, kidney… Locations, travel and lodgingMayo Clinic has major campuses in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Rochester, Minnesota. The Mayo Clinic Health System has dozens of locations in several states. 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More information about billing and insurance: Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota Mayo Clinic Health System Clinical trials Explore Mayo Clinic studies of tests and procedures to help prevent, detect, treat or manage conditions. By Mayo Clinic Staff Doctors & Departments June 15, 2024 PrintShow references Bertini P, et al. ECMO in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2022; doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2021.11.006. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) General Guidelines for all ECLS Cases. https://www.elso.org/ecmo-resources/elso-ecmo-guidelines.aspx. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Office of Patient Education. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Mayo Clinic; 2020. Abrams D, et al. Extracorporeal life support in adults in the intensive care unit: Overview. https://www.uptodate.contents/search. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Abrams D, et al. Extracorporeal life support in adults: Management of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO). https://www.uptodate.contents/search. Accessed Oct. 26, 2023. Guglin M, et al. Venoarterial ECMO for adults: JACC Scientific Expert Panel. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019; doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.038. 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