Table 1.

Indications for VA ECMO.

Refractory cardiogenic shock
Myocardial infarction
Myocarditis
Primary graft failure following heart transplantation
Postcardiotomy (failure to wean from CPB after cardiac  surgery)
Drug overdose resulting in profound myocardial depression
Septic cardiomyopathy
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Pulmonary embolism
Recurrent dysrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation
Severe pulmonary hypertension
Anaphylactic shock
Trauma to major vessels or myocardium
Massive hemoptysis or pulmonary hemorrhage
Pre- or postprocedure circulatory support for high risk interventional procedures