Research Article

Prophylactic Impella CP versus VA-ECMO in Patients Undergoing Complex High-Risk Indicated PCI

Table 2

Coronary anatomy.

Coronary AnatomyImpella CP (n = 27)VA-ECMO (n = 14) value

Left main18 (66.7%)10 (71.4%)0.76
Left anterior descending24 (88.9%)8 (57.0%)0.02
Isolated right coronary artery3 (11.1%)1 (7.1%)0.68
Multivessel disease22 (81.5%)10 (71.4%)0.46
Patients with a CTO20 (74.1%)10 (71.4%)0.86
J-CTO score2 (0–4)1 (0–3)0.81
Syntax score32 (8–57)34 (8–42.5)0.98
Syntax 2 score for PCI51.7 (30.5–80.7)53.5 (26.2–79.5)0.76
Syntax 2 score for CABG40.7 (22.3–64.9)40.1 (16.2–57.2)0.82
EuroSCORE (%)7.25 (1.33–49.66 ± 12.76)7.1 (3.6–34.1 ± 10.4)0.94

CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; CTO = chronic total occlusion; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.