Importance Cardiogenic shock affects between 40 000 and 50 000 people in the US per
year and is the leading cause of in-hospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction …

Over the past few decades, advances in pharmacological, catheter-based, and surgical
reperfusion have improved outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarctions …

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex multifactorial clinical syndrome with extremely high
mortality, develo** as a continuum, and progressing from the initial insult (underlying …

Cardiogenic shock is a high-acuity, potentially complex, and hemodynamically diverse state
of end-organ hypoperfusion that is frequently associated with multisystem organ failure …

Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are a comprehensive disease concept characterized by
acute myocardial ischemia caused by disruption of coronary artery plaque and consequent …

Importance Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction include left ventricular
free-wall rupture, ventricular septal rupture, papillary muscle rupture, pseudoaneurysm, and …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality in American women. Since 1984,
the annual cardiovascular disease mortality rate has remained greater for women than men; …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. The current document constitutes a full revision and …

1.1. Methodology and Evidence Review The recommendations listed in this document are,
whenever possible, evidence based. The current document constitutes a full revision and …

Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains the most common cause of death in patients with acute
myocardial infarction although mortality could be reduced from formerly∼ 80% to 40–50 …