This article examines current evidence for the use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in cardiogenic shock and discusses how the scientific community can advance research in this area.
Babar Basir, DO, highlights the increased use of acute mechanical circulatory support best practices since the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative (NCSI) study.
Experts throughout Europe have contributed to this European Heart Journal supplement with articles discussing best practices for successfully managing mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients with cardiogenic shock.
Babar Basir, D.O., discusses the impact of the DanGer Shock RCT in clinical practice and looks into the future of AMI cardiogenic shock treatment and management.
This paper discusses the latest guidance for identifying patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) who are candidates for mechanical circulatory support (MCS).
Jaime Hernandez, MD, and Bobbi Bogaev Chapman, MD, discuss the clinical presentation and in-hospital trajectory of heart failure and cardiogenic shock from Dr. Hernandez's most recent publication with the Shock Working Group.
Dr. Andreas Götzenich interviews Dr. Benedikt Schrage from Hamburg on the topic "Early left ventricular unloading improves survival in patients with cardiogenic shock undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)".
In this paper, Sascha Ott and colleagues describe a standard operating procedure (SOP) they developed for determining the temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) strategy for patients in cardiogenic shock (CS).
