Predictors of Clinical Outcome After Early Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Despite increasing use of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) secondary to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), a paucity of adequate evidence for this therapy remains. The aim of this single-center clinical registry study was to identify predictors of survival and discern the possible optimal time to initiate VA-ECMO in this cohort.