ECMO-CS: Early ECMO Does not Improve Outcomes in Severe Cardiogenic Shock
Key Points: ECMO has been used as a salvage strategy in severe…
Hyperinvasive Approach Improves Survival in Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
It goes without saying that refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA)…
Study Shows Hepatitis C Status Not Associated With Adverse Events in Adult Heart Transplant Patients by 1 Year
A recent study by Dr. Kilic, published in the American Heart Association…
The Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry: Race Associated with Disease Expression and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited genetic disorder of the…
New Study Suggests That Compression Only CPR Is Better Than No CPR
A study by Gabriel Riva and his colleagues published in Circulation assessed…
2018: Cardiology News at A Glance
COAPT trial This prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized trial aimed to assess the…
Cardiogenic Shock in Takotsubo Syndrome: Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is not a rare complication in patients with Takotsubo…
PPIs for GI Bleeding Prophylaxis in Critically Ill ICU Patients: Benefits Vs Risks
The use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for prophylaxis against gastrointestinal (GI)…
Treating the culprit lesion associated with decreased mortality versus immediate multi-vessel PCI in cardiogenic shock
In a randomized multi-center clinical trial that enrolled more than 700 patients…
Pre-PCI Impella Device Improves Outcome in Acute MI complicated by Cardiogenic Shock (AMICS)
A non-randomized study published in the American Heart Journal showed increased survival…