Table 1 Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Definition
ADHF	Acute decompensated heart failure
AMI	Acute myocardial infarction
BP	Blood pressure
CABG	Coronary-artery bypass grafting
CI	Confidence interval
CNS	Central nervous system
CPC	Cerebral Performance Category
CPR	Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CS	Cardiogenic shock
CV	Cardiovascular
dMCS	Durable mechanical circulatory support
ECLS	Extracorporeal life support
ECPR	Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
EEG	Electroencephalogram
ELSO	Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
HF	Heart failure
HR	Hazard ratio
HRQoL	Health related quality of life
HTx	Heart Transplant
IABP	Intra-aortic balloon pump
ICU	Intensive care unit
IHCA	In hospital cardiac arrest
INTERMACS	Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support
IP-1	INTERMACS profile 1
IQR	Interquartile range
ITT	Intention to treat
LV	Left ventricular
LVAD	Left ventricular assist device
LVEF	Left ventricular ejection fraction
MAP	Mean arterial pressure
MCS	Mechanical circulatory device
MI	Myocardial infarction
NSTEMI	Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
OHCA	out of hospital cardiac arrest
PCI	Percutaneous coronary intervention
RR	Relative risk
SCAI	Society for cardiovascular angiography and interventions
SD	Standard deviation
STEMI	ST-elevation myocardial infarction
VA ECMO	Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
VAD	ventricular assist device
VTE	Venous thromboembolism

Interventional procedure overview of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) for acute heart failure