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Table 3 Operative characteristics of extracorporeal LVAD implantation

From: Surgical outcomes of bridge-to-bridge therapy with extracorporeal left ventricular assist device for acute myocardial infarction in cardiogenic shock

Operative characteristics of eLVAD

Nā€‰=ā€‰13

Duration from AMI to eLVAD implantation (days)

7.0 (3.5ā€“24.5)

Type of eLVAD

Ā 

NIPRO

4

Gyro

6

MERA

3

Concomitant procedure

4 (30.8%)

CABG

3 (23.1%)

ECMO (RVAD)

1 (7.7)

  1. Value given as number (%) or median (interquartile range)
  2. eLVAD, extracorporeal left ventricular assist device; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; RVAD, right ventricular assist device; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation