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JACC-HEART FAILURE
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 321-330Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2022.11.005
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cardiogenic shock; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; left ventricular unloading
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This study evaluates the association between timing of active left ventricular (LV) unloading and implantation of VA-ECMO with outcomes in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The results show that early active LV unloading is associated with a lower risk of 30-day mortality and a higher likelihood of successful weaning from ventilation, without increasing complications.
BACKGROUND It is currently unclear if active left ventricular (LV) unloading should be used as a primary treatment strategy or as a bailout in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the association between timing of active LV unloading and implantation of VA-ECMO with outcomes of patients with CS.METHODS Data from 421 patients with CS treated with VA-ECMO and active LV unloading at 18 tertiary care centers in 4 countries were analyzed. Patients were stratified by timing of device implantation in early vs delayed active LV unloading (defined by implantation before up to 2 hours after VA-ECMO). Adjusted Cox and logistic regression models were fitted to evaluate the association between early active LV unloading and 30-day mortality as well as successful weaning from ventilation.RESULTS Overall, 310 (73.6%) patients with CS were treated with early active LV unloading. Early active LV unloading was associated with a lower 30-day mortality risk (HR: 0.64; 95% CI: 0.46-0.88) and a higher likelihood of successful weaning from ventilation (OR: 2.17; 95% CI: 1.19-3.93) but not with more complications. Importantly, the relative mortality risk increased and the likelihood of successful weaning from ventilation decreased almost proportionally with the time interval between VA-ECMO implantation and (delayed) initiation of active LV unloading.CONCLUSIONS This exploratory study lends support to the use of early active LV unloading in CS patients on VA-ECMO, although the findings need to be validated in a randomized controlled trial.(J Am Coll Cardiol HF 2023;11:321-330) (c) 2023 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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