The calcium-sensitizing inotrope was of no help weaning patients off venoarterial (VA) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ...

LONDON — Cardiogenic shock and recovering cardiac arrest have a checkered history when it comes to high-impact management strategies. Now, a new meta-analysis provides a clear steer on the value of ...

Introduction: Bioreactance, is a new non-invasive for cardiac output measurement (NICOM). We compared NICOM bioreactance to pulmonary and femoral thermodilution (PATD and FATD) in an infant shock ...

FDA Also Approves and Closes RECOVER III Post-Approval Study DANVERS, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (Nasdaq: ABMD) announces two approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to ...

HEILBRONN, German., XENiOS ® announced today that its i-COR® Synchronized Cardiac Assist System protects left ventricular (LV) function compared to continuous-flow ECLS (extracorporeal life support) ...

Cardiac shock, or cardiogenic shock, is even more dangerous than it sounds. Most often caused by a heart attack, cardiac shock is a life-threatening emergency requiring prompt recognition and ...

It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival? Researchers ...

At the Bronx Municipal Hospital Center patients having sudden episodes of hypotension when the clinical diagnosis is acute pulmonary embolism are being studied at the bedside by emergency ...

Only about 1 in 4 patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and multivessel disease complicated by cardiogenic shock undergoes immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of all ...

For patients with certain cardiovascular conditions and risk factors, sudden cardiac arrest is more than a theoretical concern. But over the past 25 years, the development of various types of ...

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Key Takeaways A sudden drop in blood pressure means vital organs may not be ...