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 ...
The following is a summary of “Corticosteroids in Cardiogenic Shock: A Retrospective Analysis of the Medical Information Mart ...
Among patients with cardiogenic shock due to AMI, the Impella device resulted in a greater change in 30-minute cardiac index compared with the IABP; however, at all measured time points ...
Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart is not able to pump enough blood to generate adequate cardiac output to maintain normal blood pressure. This frequently occurs in the setting of a large ...