Abstract

ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) can be used in patients with cardiogenic shock as a bridge to recovery, successful ventricular assist device placement or transplant. There is evidence of increased 30 day survival with ECMO for cardiogenic shock secondary to acute myocardial infarction, fulminant myocarditis and other causes of shock. The purpose of this study was to determine the trends in mortality and differences in demographics in patients using ECMO for cardiogenic shock.

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