• 1. Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, P.R.China;
  • 2. Department of Extracorporeal Circulation, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518057, Guangdong, P.R.China;
JIANG Fuqing, Email: 18501050179@126.com; HEI Feilong, Email: heifeilong@126.com
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Cardiogenic shock (CS) describes a physiological state of end-organ hypoperfusion characterized by reduced cardiac output in the presence of adequate intravascular volume. Mortality still remains exceptionally high. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) has become the preferred device for short-term hemodynamic support in patients with CS. ECMO provides the highest cardiac output, complete cardiopulmonary support. In addition, the device has portable characteristics, more familiar to medical personnel. VA ECMO provides cardiopulmonary support for patients in profound CS as a bridge to myocardial recovery. This review provides an overview of VA ECMO in salvage of CS, emphasizing the indications, management and further direction.

Citation: LIANG Ying, JIANG Fuqing, HEI Feilong. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in salvage of cardiogenic shock. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021, 28(11): 1365-1370. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202101035 Copy

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