WASHINGTON, DC—Early-stage cardiogenic shock leads to poor outcomes but is underrecognized, with only one in four affected patients having any indication in their electronic medical record (EMR) that ...

Nursing staff interventions regarding shock team activation significantly improved the time of diagnosis and acceptance of patients with cardiogenic shock. A cardiovascular specialty hospital in north ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Key Takeaways Hypovolemia is a severe loss of body fluids and can lead to organ ...

Compared with crushed ticagrelor, intravenous cangrelor provided immediate, effective platelet inhibition, with no increase in major bleeding and lower mortality rates in patients with acute ...

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 ...

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic ...

More than a quarter of patients with early-stage cardiogenic shock had to be transferred to a higher level of care, progressed to a worse stage of shock, or died, according to a study in six US ...

In a randomized trial involving patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock, mortality at 6 months was lower with mechanical circulatory support with a microaxial flow pump than with standard care alone ...