Despite advances in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI), the incidence of cardiogenic shock has remained at 7% to 10% during the last 25 years. Hospital mortality was about 90% in the 1970s; ...

Most people who've had a heart attack-or who fear having one-focus on surviving the cardiovascular event itself. But what happens in the hours and days after can be just as critical. One serious ...

Despite advancements in acute MI care over time, death from cardiogenic shock in the hospital continues to take a heavy toll, a new study shows. Of note, the mortality rate among patients with acute ...

Levosimendan infusion showed no benefit in LEVOECMO trial ...

DALLAS, TX — The contemporary management of cardiogenic shock is the focus of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) [1]. Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening, ...

Cardiogenic shock is rare, but when the condition occurs, it's often caused by a severe heart attack. Cardiogenic shock happens when your heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to your body. Whether ...

TAVR is feasible and associated with high success rates in patients with severe aortic stenosis who present with acute cardiogenic shock, but mortality remains much higher in this group than in the ...

A cardiovascular specialty hospital in north Texas decreased time to diagnosis for patients with cardiogenic shock by more than half, according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse. Baylor ...

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Delayed ECMO initiation was tied to increased in-hospital mortality among patients with cardiogenic shock. ECMO ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the United States in 2018, we are blessed to have a massive, well-organized infrastructure to allow rapid, ...

Cardiogenic shock occurs as a result of reduced pumping ability of the suddenly weakened heart due to various causes, such as damage to the muscles of heart from a severe heart attack; this results in ...