The rate of perioperative cardiac arrest following open-heart surgery ranges from 0.7% to 2.9% and has decreased in recent years. The discharge survival rates for these patients, although higher than in other hospital settings, are variable, ranging from 17% to 79%. Extracorporeal Life Support (ECPS), to improve survival during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), was introduced more than three decades ago by Mattox and Beall. To be effective, ECPS must be initiated early, as the results of CPR lasting more than 10 minutes are dismal [1].