Cardiogenic shock care extends beyond rapid decision-making at the bedside, a new review asserts. Clearer understanding of shock’s diversity and how best to tackle its acute manifestations, as well as ...

A new shock classification scheme released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association, ...

LONDON — Cardiogenic shock and recovering cardiac arrest have a checkered history when it comes to high-impact management strategies. Now, a new meta-analysis provides a clear steer on the value of ...

Centers with multidisciplinary teams created to rapidly respond to cardiogenic shock are more likely to use invasive hemodynamic monitoring and advanced mechanical circulatory support (MCS), but less ...

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 ...

The effects of temporary mechanical circulatory support with a microaxial flow pump on mortality among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock ...

NEW YORK, June 6, 2006 -- Despite advances in treatment, people with a heart attack who survive the first hit and get to a hospital remain in danger. Almost one out of 10 of these patients will ...

Cardiac shock, or cardiogenic shock, is even more dangerous than it sounds. Most often caused by a heart attack, cardiac shock is a life-threatening emergency requiring prompt recognition and ...

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When a woman was brought to a RWJBarnabas hospital’s emergency room after collapsing at home, “She was diagnosed with acute heart failure and found to be in cardiogenic shock,” said Dr. Conor Barrett, ...

WASHINGTON -- If you have a heart-zapping defibrillator implanted in your chest but now are dying of something else, when do you have it turned off? Carol Filak had heard about painful, repeated ...