Figure 4. Meta-analysis of mortality in patients treated with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) with versus without left ventricular unloading.
Reproduced with permission from Russo JJ, Aleksova N, Pitcher I, et al. Left ventricular unloading during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with cardiogenic shock. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019;73(6):654–662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.085