Mechanical Circulatory Support Strategies in Takotsubo Syndrome with Cardiogenic Shock: A Systematic Review

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  Figure 1. PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis) flowchart of the systematic literature review [29].

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  Figure 2. Assignment to statistical group/single-device group of patients who were treated with more than one device and with a combination of two devices or where the first device was removed and replaced by another.

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  Figure 3. Number of included publications by year.

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  Figure 4. Percentage of the different device groups (ECLS, Impella, Impella 2.5, Impella CP, IABP and Other) in the total collective of 124 patients with TTS and CS treated with MCS.

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  Figure 5. Comparison of mechanical circulatory support duration with median, IQR, outliers and mean (=x). For the number of cases evaluated per group, see Table 3.

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  Figure 6. Graphical representation of important parameters for comparing the four different device groups (Impella, IABP, ECMO, Other).