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Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) with vs without left ventricular unloading by Impella: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Luigi CappannoliMattia GalliAndrea ZitoAttilio RestivoGiuseppe PrinciRenzo LaboranteRocco VergalloEnrico RomagnoliAntonio Maria LeoneCristina AurigemmaMassimo MassettiTommaso SannaCarlo TraniFrancesco BurzottaGianluigi SavareseThomas F LüscherDomenico D'Amario
Published in: European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes (2022)
Among patients with cardiogenic shock, ECPELLA is associated with increased complications compared with ECMO. Whether reducing ventricular overload with Impella among patients treated with ECMO reduces early mortality needs to be confirmed by further investigations.
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