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ECMO in Myocardial Infarction-Associated Cardiogenic Shock: Blood Biomarkers as Predictors of Mortality.

Thomas SenonerBenedikt TremlRobert BreitkopfUlvi Cenk OezpekerNicole InnerhoferChristine KaindlstorferAleksandra Radovanovic SpurnicZoran Bukumiric
Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
In our study population of patients with myocardial infarction-associated cardiogenic shock, deceased patients had increased levels of inflammatory blood biomarkers throughout the whole study period. Increased procalcitonin levels have been associated with a higher risk of mortality. Future studies are needed to show the role of procalcitonin in patients receiving ECMO support.
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