Synchronized Cardiac Assist for Cardiogenic Shock

Exclusion Criteria

• •Age \> 85 years
• •Cardiac arrest out of hospital with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) \> 10 min
• •Coma with fixed pupils not induced by drugs;
• •Mechanical causes for cardiogenic shock (ventricular septal defect of papillary muscle rupture)
• •Non-cardiogenic causes of shock (bradycardia, sepsis, hypovolemia, etc.)
• •Fever (Body temperature \> 38.0 °C) or other evidence of sepsis
• •Onset of cardiogenic shock \> 6 h before enrollment;
• •Lactate \> 22 mmol/L;
• •Massive pulmonary embolism;
• •Severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease precluding insertion of femoral arterial or venous catheters
• •Previous known aortic regurgitation greater than grade II
• •Contra-indications for anticoagulation
• •Severe hemolysis of any cause
• •Patient is participating in an investigational drug or device study trial that has not reached the primary endpoint or that interferes with the current study endpoints.