Who We Treat

At NewYork-Presbyterian, we provide ECMO as a treatment option for newborns, children, and adolescents with illnesses and injuries who cannot be successfully treated with conventional medical therapies and may not survive without ECMO. Examples include:

• Meconium aspiration syndrome (newborns)
• Heart failure
• Respiratory distress syndrome
• Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
• Cardiomyopathy/Myocarditis (infection of the heart)
• Sepsis
• Pneumonia
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Any life-threatening heart disorder
• Bridge to heart or lung transplantation
• Bridge to ventricular assist device