Effectiveness of VA-ECMO plus intra-aortic balloon pump for cardiac shock in patients with type A aortic dissection: a case series

Table 2 Clinical presentation of AAD patients treated with VA-ECMO plus IABP

	IABP and ECMO(n=9)
Acute AAD	7(77.8)
DeBakey I	6(66.7)
IMH	1(11.1)
Iatrogenic AAD	2(22.2)
AAD presentation
Chest pain	7(77.8)
Back pain	2(22.2)
Cardiac arrest	2(22.2)
Coronary artery involved by dissection	5(55.5)
CAS	5(55.5)
Diameter of aortic sinus	42.2 ± 8.9
DAA (mm)	43.8 ± 7.9
EF (%)	56.7 ± 7.4
LVEDD (mm)	51.7 ± 8.1
Creatinine (µmol/l)	86.9 ± 23.3
Platelet (×10⁹)	214.1 ± 78.2

Data are presented as the mean ± SD or n (%). AAD: type A aortic dissection; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Intra-aortic balloon pump; IMH, intramural hemorrhage and hematoma; CAS, Coronary atherosclerotic stenosis; DAA, Diameter of ascending aorta; EF, ejection fraction; LVEDD, Left ventricular end diastolic diameter

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