Left Ventricular Unloading in Patients on Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock: Prophylactic Versus Bail-Out Strategy

Background: The benefit of prophylactic left ventricular (LV) unloading during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in selected patients at risk of developing LV distension remains unclear. Methods: We enrolled 136 patients treated with Impella pump decompression during VA-ECMO...

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Main Authors: Darko Radakovic, Armin Zittermann, Sebastian V. Rojas, Dragan Opacic, Artyom Razumov, Emir Prashovikj, Henrik Fox, René Schramm, Michiel Morshuis, Volker Rudolph, Jan Gummert, Christian Flottmann, Marcus-André Deutsch
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Jezik:English
Izdano: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Serija:Life
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Online dostop:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/2/582