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Although ECPR is associated with improved survival and neurological outcomes compared to conventional care, a significant proportion of patients still present with irreversible anoxic brain injury. In that context, organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) may be proposed to families and represents an important opportunity to expand the donor pool. We report the case of a 63-year-old patient who presented with cardiac arrest secondary to a Stanford A type aortic root dissection. Following ECPR, the patient remained in persistent asystole. While supported on veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, he subsequently developed massive hemoptysis in the context of left atrial, ventricular, and pulmonary venous thrombosis. An emergency DCD procedure with abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP) was performed, enabling successful kidney procurement and transplantation. Complete exclusion of the descending aorta using an aortic occlusion balloon resulted in immediate cessation of hemoptysis. This case illustrates an exceptional scenario in which ECPR performed in the setting of Stanford type A aortic dissection resulted in persistent asystole, complete left-sided cardiac, and massive hemoptysis. 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