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Cardiogenic Shock in Older Adults: A Focus on Age-Associated Risks and Approach to Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Individual programs oftentimes develop upper age limits for various interventional strategies for their patients, including heart transplantation and durable left ventricular assist devices. Older adults have been largely excluded from analyses of therapeutic options in patients with cardiogenic shock.

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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

DAIC

Critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) represents the end stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD), when poor circulation due to blockages in the arteries causes symptoms including numbness, sores that will not heal, gangrene, and extreme pain.

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University Hospitals Receives Grant for New Limb Preservation Center

DAIC

Critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) represents the end stage of peripheral artery disease (PAD), when poor circulation due to blockages in the arteries causes symptoms including numbness, sores that will not heal, gangrene, and extreme pain.