Preoperative Stabilization With Left Atrial Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Before Salvage Valve Surgery in Cardiogenic Shock.
Patients undergoing salvage cardiac surgery experience markedly elevated mortality, often exceeding the risk predicted by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality score. These patients are typically taken to the operating room while supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). In this co...