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Table 3
ELSO VA ECMO contraindications [17].
| VA ECMO contraindications |
|---|
| – Cardiac recovery unlikely with ineligibility for LVAD or heart transplant |
| – Poor life expectancy (multi-organ failure, neoplasms, chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, etc.) |
| – Severe aortic insufficiency |
| – Severe vascular disease with extensive peripheral and aortic involvement |
| – Acute Type A or B aortic dissection with extensive aortic branches (ascending, supra-aortic, and femoral) involvement preoperatively |
| – Severe neurologic impairment |
| – Severe immunologic disease with blood and coagulation disorders |
| – Liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class B and C) |
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