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Initial electrocardiographic findings and rapid hemodynamic deterioration supported AMI complicated by CS. During emergency percutaneous coronary intervention, he developed refractory ventricular fibrillation (VF)\/cardiac arrest (CA). Because the arrest occurred under in-hospital monitoring, chest compressions were initiated immediately, resulting in a no-flow interval of 0\u2005min. A multidisciplinary extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) response was activated, and effective veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) flow was established 20\u2005min after activation during ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This constituted ECPR rather than VA-ECMO after stable return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), allowing right coronary artery revascularization with TIMI grade 3 flow. After VA-ECMO initiation, the early post-resuscitation course was complicated by weak arterial pulsatility, restricted aortic valve opening, persistent hyperlactatemia, pneumonia\/airway infection, transient hyperosmolar disturbance, and suspected post-arrest hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. With multidisciplinary management, cardiac function improved, organ dysfunction partially recovered, and the patient was discharged on day 10 with a favorable neurological outcome, defined as Cerebral Performance Category (CPC) grade 1 and modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0. At 1 year, follow-up confirmed sustained functional recovery, patent previous stenting without significant restenosis, no progression of other coronary lesions, return to normal quality of life, and persistently favorable neurological status (CPC 1; mRS 0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case highlights the value of program-level ECPR readiness in selected patients with monitored AMI-related refractory CA during emergency percutaneous coronary intervention. A pre-primed ECMO pathway, immediate CPR, 0\u2005min no-flow exposure, 20\u2005min ECPR activation-to-flow interval, completed coronary reperfusion, and complication-focused multidisciplinary care contributed to this outcome. 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