The current approach, which initiates medications and escalates to mechanical circulatory support, has not resulted in a ...

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 ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality.

Cardiogenic shock is a condition that occurs when an individual's heart stops pumping a sufficient amount of oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. It is a life-threatening condition and ...

Cardiogenic shock, often caused by heart failure, is marked by dangerously low blood pressure that compromises blood flow to vital organs, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates.

Inflammation can trigger heart attacks in people with coronary artery disease. It can also exacerbate heart failure symptoms and irregular or rapid heartbeats, leading to hospitalization, the hospital ...

Dr. Alexandre Mebazaa is Professor of Medicine at Université Paris Cité (France), Chair of Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care and an expert in heart failure and cardiogenic shock. He is part of ...

Hospitals with a higher volume of percutaneous microaxial ventricular assist device implantation in the US have fewer deaths among cardiogenic shock patients.

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 ...