Applying DanGer Shock Eligibility Criteria to a Real-World Cohort of Cardiogenic Shock Patients

Raffaela Miriam Planka, Lukas Herold, Theresa Glantschnig, Gudrun Sommer, Jonathan Pavek, Stefan Hatzl, Nicolas Verheyen, Christoph Strohhofer, Johannes Gollmer, Ewald Kolesnik, Martin Benedikt, Markus Wallner, Andreas Zirlik, Gabor Toth-Gayor, Dirk von Lewinski

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The DanGer Shock trial investigated the effects of adding a microaxial flow pump to guideline-recommended therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)-related cardiogenic shock (CS), finding a lower all-cause mortality at 180 days in the intervention group.

METHODS: DanGer Shock eligibility criteria were applied to the prospective single-center PREPARE CardShock registry, which consecutively enrolled 721 patients between April 2019 and August 2024 with advanced CS-classified as stages C to E according to the SCAI shock classification-who were on vasoactive medication and underwent cardiac catheterization.

RESULTS: Among 721 patients in the registry, 384 (53.3%) had STEMI-related CS. Of those, 117 (30.5%) met DanGer Shock trial eligibility criteria, accounting for 16.2% of the registry cohort. Median age of the eligible patients was 68 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 58-78), and 62.4% were male, compared to 68 years (IQR: 60-76) and 79.2% in DanGer Shock. PREPRARE-CS DanGer Shock eligible patients had a higher median systolic blood pressure (SBP) (92 mmHG [78-107] vs. 83 mmHG, [72-91]) and higher median lactate levels (5.2 mmol/L [3.6-7.6] vs. 4.6 mmol/L [3.3-7.0]) at baseline, and were more frequently resuscitated (56.4% vs. 20.3%). Device use was 42.7% in eligible patients. Renal replacement therapy (RRT) was more frequent among trial participants (34.4% vs. 17.1%). The 180-day mortality rate among eligible patients was 71.8%, compared to 52.1% in trial participants.

CONCLUSIONS: Among STEMI-related CS patients in our cohort, only one-third met the DanGer Shock eligibility criteria. Consequently, trial outcomes may not be broadly applicable.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCatheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
Early online date12 Oct 2025
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 12 Oct 2025

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