Successfully Weaned Patients after VA ECMO Due to Cardiogenic Shock: Etiology and 1-Year Survival

Congestive heart failure is one of the leading causes of hospital admission in adult patients with heart disease. Patients with decompensated cardiac failure clinically present with cardiogenic shock in which a veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is often the final treatment option. In our institution a cohort of 155 patients received VA ECMO for cardiogenic shock between June 2008 and October 2014. 1-year survival,...