Dirk Westermann Profile picture
Cardiologist. All tweets are personal opinion and no medical advice. Grateful to work at UHZ Freiburg / Bad Krozingen @UHZ_UNIFreiburg
Jan 2, 2023 8 tweets 15 min read
Very happy to see our #UNLOADECMO trial started in 12/22 with 4 patients already included.
#MCS therapy in cardiogenic shock still very challenging.
#ECLS-SHOCK (#ECMO)and #DanGer-Shock (#Impella) running already and will be finished soon.

What are we investigating?🧵1/6 below: 🧵2/6 @BenediktSchrage showed earlier that "LV Unloading Is Associated With Lower Mortality in Patients With CS Treated With VA-ECMO"
ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Large study (686 patients), but obviously not prospective and randomized. But that's needed in CS (and everywhere)