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Case 8-2024: A 55-Year-Old Man with Cardiac Arrest, Cardiogenic Shock, and Hypoxemia

The New England Journal of Medicine

An evaluation showed 2-mm ST-segment elevations in the inferior leads on electrocardiography, cardiogenic shock, and a new systolic murmur. A 55-year-old man had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A diagnosis was made.

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Heart pump increases survival in STEMI-related cardiogenic shock

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 23 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01035-9 Data from the DanGer Shock trial demonstrate that implantation of a microaxial flow pump in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock increases the survival rate compared with standard care alone.

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FDA Expands Indication for Impella Heart Pumps for Pediatric Patients

DAIC

with SmartAssist tim.hodson Wed, 12/18/2024 - 14:06 Dec. 12, 2024 Physicians have a new treatment option for many of the sickest pediatric patients with heart failure andcardiogenic shock. and Impella CP, both left-sided heart pumps, for pediatric patients with symptomatic ADHF and cardiogenic shock.

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Hemodynamic Effects and Clinical Outcomes of Left Atrial Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (LAVA-ECMO) in Cardiogenic Shock

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 14 November 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Pedro Arturo Villablanca, Raef Ali Fadel, Gennaro Giustino, Ahmad Jabri, Mir Babar Basir, Jennifer Cowger, Khaldoon Alaswad, Brian O'Neill, Pedro Engel Gonzalez, Gillian Grafton Gyzm, Tiberio Frisoli, James Lee, Lindsey Aurora, Sarah Gorgis, Hassan (..)

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Cardiogenic Shock Working Group: Most Stage Changes in CS Severity Occur in First 24 Hours

American College of Cardiology

Most of the change in stage of cardiogenic shock (CS) occurred within the first 24 hours of presentation, with little change thereafter, according to a study by the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group (CSWG) presented at ESC Congress 2024 in London and simultaneously published in JACC.

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TAVR associated with lower in-hospital complications in patients with aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A nationwide observational analysis of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiogenic shock (CS) who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) determined that patients who underwent TAVR had lower in-hospital complications and resource utilization compared with SAVR.

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Abstract 4146823: Trends and Outcomes in Heart Failure Admissions and Cardiogenic Shock Among Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4146823-A4146823, November 12, 2024. Cardiogenic shock rates were highest among SV-CHD patients, with significant fluctuations, followed by DV-CHD patients. Patients without CHD were older (mean age 71.5 years) than those with DV-CHD (mean age 59.8 years) and SV-CHD (mean age 17.9