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.
Authors
- Khalid Alkhamees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-4938)
- Mohammed M AlBarak
- Monirah Abdulrahman Albabtain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5163-5987)
- Antonio Loforte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-0477)
- Olivier Bouchot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4127-7327)
- Amr A. Arafat
- Timo Mäkikallio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6593-116X)
- Paola D’Errigo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3174-4278)
- Tatu Juvonen
- Andrea Lechiancole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5825-1561)
- Marta Alonso-Fernández-Gatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4363-8835)
- Magnus Dalén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5352-5132)
- Robertas Samalavičius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-2211)
- Kristján Jónsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-6976)
- Ilija Djordjevic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-8626)
- Ilaria Giambuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3889-2406)
- Henryk Welp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4216-6223)
- Sigurður Ragnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-5743)
- Cristiano Spadaccio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-7576)
- Vito Giovanni Ruggieri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-8700)
- Fausto Biancari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5028-8186)
- Antonio Fiore
- Matteo Pettinari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2611-9566)
- Stefano Rosato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6690-5537)
- Giuseppe Gatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9996-6133)
- Mohamed Laimoud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5069-2813)
- Giorgio Mastroiacovo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-8728)
- Giorgia Bonalumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2353-0664)
- Giovanni Mariscalco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8200-2269)
- Camilla L’Acqua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0533-8284)
- Andréa Perrotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8582-242X)
- Alexander Kaserer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9105-8328)
- Sung‐Min Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-0958)
- Markus J. Wilhelm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-8414)
- Omer Dzemali
- Francisco José Hernández Pérez
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JTCVS Open
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjon.2025.09.046
- Primary Topic
- Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00