Seth Bilazarian, MD, discusses the limitations of Schrage, Ibrahim, et al. published in Circulation comparing patients in cardiogenic shock treated with balloon pump and the Impella® heart pump.
The NCSI Study is based on adopting the best practices algorithm focused on identifying shock early and unloading using Impella devices before PCI, reducing use of inotropes, and the use of invasive hemodynamic monitoring to aid in escalation and weaning.
