Acute cardiac care & resuscitation

Do DanGer-SHOCK-like patients benefit from veno-arterial ECMO (VA-ECMO) treatment in infarct-related cardiogenic shock? results of an individual patient data meta-analysis

Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc CarePublished Individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials

Pooled result · 180-day all-cause mortalityResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 0.84 95% CI 0.56–1.26

Authors' conclusion

In this exploratory subgroup analysis in patients with CS, STEMI, and a low likelihood of brain injury, there was no mortality benefit with the routine use of VA-ECMO.

Study context

Population
DanGer-Shock-like patients with AMI-related cardiogenic shock (STEMI only, presumed low likelihood of brain injury)
Participants
202 patients4 RCTs
Comparison
VA-ECMO vs control
  • VA-ECMOn = 106
  • Controln = 96reference
Outcome
All-cause mortality
Follow-up
180 days
Methodological detailssubgroup analysis, exploratory subgroup analysis, 4 RCTs
  • Subgroup analysis
  • Exploratory subgroup analysis
  • 4 RCTs

Pooled result

180-day all-cause mortality · 6 months

Hazard ratio

0.84

95% CI 0.56–1.26

By group

VA-ECMOvs Control
HR 0.84 (95% CI 0.56–1.26)

As reported in the abstract

Safety

OutcomeOR (95% CI)
Major bleeding2.24 (1.08–4.64)
Peripheral vascular complications3.65 (1.15–11.56)

Original publication

Do DanGer-SHOCK-like patients benefit from VA-ECMO treatment in infarct-related cardiogenic shock? results of an individual patient data meta-analysis. Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. Published 1 September 2024. doi:10.1093/ehjacc/zuae093

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