Table 4.

Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing ECMO with unloading via Impella versus IABP.

Characteristic	ECMO + IMPELLA (n=19)	ECMO + IABP (n=16)	p-value
Age, years	55 ± 7.1	66 ± 10.7	0.0013
Male sex	13 (81)	10 (63)	0.71
Preexisting cardiac disease
Coronary artery disease	10 (53)	8 (50)	0.88
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy	4 (21)	3 (19)	0.87
Prior myocardial infarction	3 (16)	0	0.096
Pulmonary arterial hypertension	2 (11)	1 (6)	0.65
Systemic hypertension	7 (37)	11 (69)	0.060
Other comorbidities
Chronic kidney disease	3 (16)	1 (6)	0.72
Diabetes mellitus	6 (32)	4 (25)	0.72
Hyperlipidemia	7 (37)	8 (50)	0.43
Peripheral arterial disease	0	1 (6)	0.46
Prior CT interventions
Coronary artery bypass grafting	1 (5)	2 (13)	0.58
Percutaneous coronary interventions	4 (21)	0	0.11
Valve repair/replacement	0	0	-
Heart transplant	1 (5)	0	1.00
Pre-ECMO pH	7.26 ± 0.10	7.23 ± 0.15	0.56
Pre-ECMO Lactate	7.32 ± 5.03	6.55 ± 4.46	0.66
Pre-ECMO serum creatinine	1.88 ± 1.33	1.86 ± 1.07	0.96
SAVE score	−10 (−13 to −5.5)	−8.5 (−13 to −5)	0.97

Values presented as number (percentage) or mean ± standard deviation.