Cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation: Six case reports

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with cardiac arrest secondary to pulmonary embolism treated with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Case	Sex	Age (yr)	BMI (kg/m2)	Underlying disease			Predisposing factors
				Hypertension	Diabetes	Hyperlipidemia	Recent hospitalization	Cancer	Trauma	Travel	Thrombosis
1	F	63	19.48	N	N	N	Y	N	Y	N	Y
2	F	68	31.25	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	Y
3	F	73	17.58	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
4	F	51	23.43	Y	Y	N	Y	N	Y	N	N
5	F	40	20.54	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	Y
6	M	47	24.8	N	N	N	N	Y	N	N	Y

BMI: Body mass index; F: Female; M: Male; N: No; Y: Yes.