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; ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The American Heart Association has created new registry will help researchers, clinicians and regulators to better understand the clinical symptoms of shock types, treatment patterns and outcomes. The ...

Intra-aortic balloon pumping has recently been shown to be ineffective in treating cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction. Other, more potent percutaneous pumps have been developed, and their ...

Cardiomyopathy secondary to severe vitamin D deficiency is an under-recognised cause of heart failure in the paediatric population. There is growing evidence to show that vitamin D plays a crucial ...

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 ...

The pumping of blood by the heart and its subsequent circulation around the body is referred to as the cardiovascular system. This system provides oxygen, and vital nutrients to the body's organs and ...