Short-term mechanical circulatory support in elderly patients

Autor: Alfredo Barrio, Pedro L. Sánchez, Marta Alonso-Fernández-Gatta, Alejandro Diego-Nieto, Miryam Gonzalez-Cebrian, Ines Toranzo-Nieto, Soraya Merchán-Gómez, Francisco Martin-Herrero
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Artificial organsREFERENCES. 46(5)
ISSN: 1525-1594
Popis: BACKGROUND Age over 70 years seems to confer poor prognosis for patients under mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Advanced age is usually a relative contraindication. Our objective was to assess the impact of age on survival of patients with short-term MCS. METHODS Retrospective analysis of ≥70-year-old patients supported with veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) or Impella CP® due to cardiogenic shock and other situations of hemodynamic instability in a referral hospital (elderly group), compared with younger patients (
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