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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Oct 24;15(20):2003–2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.08.041

Table 2.

The incidence rates of major bleeding and vascular complications in select study population of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.

IABP vs TANDEMHEART IABP-SHOCK II TRIAL IMPRESS TRIAL va-ECMO CATHPCI CHEST PAIN-MI CULPRIT-SHOCK SUBANALYSIS
Author (year) Thiele (2005) Thiele (2012) Ouweneel (2017) Cheng (2014) Dhurva (2020) Freund (2020)
Study Arms TandemHeart vs IABP IABP vs OPT Impella CP vs IABP va-ECMO LVAD vs IABP Culprit-only vs complete revascularization
Study Population AMI-CS AMI-CS AMI-CS AMI-CS AMI-CS AMI-CS
Sample Size 41 300 48 1,866 1,680 684
Study Design RCT RCT RCT Meta-analysis Retrospective cohort study RCT
Definitions
Bleeding Transfusion* GUSTO criteria Hgb ↓ ≥ 5 g/dL

Transfusion*

Surgery to control bleeding
Variable Hgb ↓ ≥ 3 g/dL

Transfusion

Surgery to control bleeding

Retroperitoneal

GI or GU bleed
BARC 3b-5

GUSTO criteria

TIMI bleeding§
Vascular Complications Lower extremity ischemia requiring surgical or interventional action Peripheral ischemic vascular complications requiring surgical or interventional therapy Device extraction

Thrombotic occlusion of CFA

ALI

Surgery
Lower extremity ischemia

Fasciotomy or compartment syndrome

Amputation
- -
Major Findings
Bleeding ↑↑↑
*TandemHeart
90% vs. 40%, p=0.002
No Difference
IABP vs. Control: 3.3% vs. 4.4%, p =0.51
↑↑↑
*Impella
Retroperitoneal bleeding (n=1)
Puncture site bleeding (n=2)
↑↑↑
* va-ECMO
Major bleeding = 40.8% (95% CI 26.8%-56.6%)
↑↑↑
*LVAD (LVAD vs IABP: 31.3% vs 16.0, P<0.001)
↑↑↑
*va-ECMO *Impella
Estimate = 21.5%
Vascular Complication ↑↑ Limb ischemia
*TandemHeart
33% vs. 0%,
p=0.009
No Difference
IABP vs. Control: 4.3% vs. 3.4%, p =0.53
↑↑
*Impella
Vascular repair for retroperitoneal bleeding (n=1)
↑↑
*va-ECMO
ALI = 16.9% (95% CI 12.6%-22.6%);
Amputation = 4.7% (95%CI 2.3%-9.3%)
- Among bleeding group=14.3%
Other outcomes Improved hemodynamics
*TandemHeart
Cardiac Power Index: 0.37 vs. 0.28, p=0.004
- ↑↑ hemolysis
↑retroperitoneal bleeding
*Impella
↑↑ fasciotomy compartment syndrome
↑Amputation
*va-ECMO
- Dialysis among bleeding group
Estimate = 25.2%

Abbreviations: AMI = Acute Myocardial Infarction; OPT = optimal medical therapy; BARC = Bleeding Academic Research Consortium; CFA = Common Femoral Artery; CABG = coronary artery bypass graft surgery; CS = cardiogenic shock; GUSTO = Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries; Hgb = hemoglobin; IABP=intra-aortic balloon pump; LVAD = left ventricular assist device; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; RCT=randomized clinical trial; TIMI = Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.

Intended to undergo revascularization (PCI or CABG); va-ECMO = venoarterial-Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; CI = Confidence Interval.

Pre-defined sub-analysis of the CULPRIT-SHOCK trial.

*

Major bleeding requiring transfusion.

§

In case of > 1 bleeding event, only the most severe was counted.