Outcomes after postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in young patients: An individual patient data meta-analysis

The present findings suggest that early and midterm mortality after postcardiotomy VA-ECMO is significantly lower in patients aged ≤40 years compared to older patients. However, mortality remains substantial also among these young patients and heart-replacement therapies are infrequently performed in this subset of patients likely because of severe perioperative complications.

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JTCVS Open
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2025-10-22
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.09.046
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Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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Outcomes after postcardiotomy venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in young patients: An individual patient data meta-analysis

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The present findings suggest that early and midterm mortality after postcardiotomy VA-ECMO is significantly lower in patients aged ≤40 years compared to older patients. However, mortality remains substantial also among these young patients and heart-replacement therapies are infrequently performed in this subset of patients likely because of severe perioperative complications.

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University of Udine (IT), Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE), Karolinska University Hospital (SE), University of Helsinki (FI), Prince Sultan University (SA), University of Trieste (IT), Johns Hopkins University (US), Cairo University (EG), Vilnius University (LT), Lund University (SE), Tanta University (EG), Johns Hopkins Medicine (US), Helsinki University Hospital (FI), King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA), Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES), Glenfield Hospital (GB), Karolinska Institutet (SE), Centro Cardiologico Monzino (IT), Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES), University Hospital of Zurich (CH), University Hospital Münster (DE), Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda (ES), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims (FR), South Karelia Central Hospital (FI), Hôpital Robert-Debré (FR), Fondazione Lanza (IT), Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor (FR), Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (ES), Maison des Sciences sociales et des Humanités de Dijon (FR), University Hospital Cologne (DE), Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (IT), University of Turin (IT), University of Cincinnati (US), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne (FR), University of Oulu (FI)
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