Background There has been an evolution in the disease severity and complexity of patients
presenting to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). There are limited data evaluating the …

Background Bleeding complications and acute limb ischemia (ALI) are devastating vascular
complications in patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

Context As the use of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO)
increases, decisions regarding withdrawal from VA-ECMO increase. Objectives To evaluate …

Objective The authors sought to evaluate 10‐year national trends, incidence and clinical
outcomes of stroke in CS‐STEMI. Background Stroke is a devastating complication among …

Context Little is known about the real-time decision-making process of patients with capacity
to choose withdrawal of temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS). Objectives To …

Objectives To investigate why patients with terminal illness and their families in Shanghai
choose the hospice ward and their decision-making process. Methods This was a mixed …

Background The reasons for hospice underuse in China need exploration from the
perspective of patients with cancer and their families. Furthermore, existing literature about …

Background Utilization of inpatient palliative care services (PCS) has been infrequently
studied in patients with cardiac arrest complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI-CA) …

Papillary muscle rupture (PMR) or chordae tendinae rupture (CTR) is a rare but lethal
complication after ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Due to the rarity of this …

Introduction ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains a leading cause of death
despite advances in revascularization and post-STEMI care. Especially for patients with a …