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Risk factors influencing the prognosis of patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) face high mortality rates. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy offers critical support in these cases, yet i.

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Single arterial access technique for simultaneous dual mechanical circulatory support in cardiogenic shock

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Temporary mechanical circulatory support is a treatment of choice for patients in severe cardiogenic shock. Combining veno-arterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) with devices that enable left ventricular.

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Heart transplantation under mechanical circulatory support for fulminant myocarditis: a Case Report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Fulminant myocarditis has been defined as the clinical manifestation of cardiac inflammation with rapid-onset heart failure and cardiogenic shock. We report on the case of a 17-year-old boy with hemodynamic de.

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Impella 5.5 as a bridge-to-surgery in acute ischemic mitral regurgitation post-percutaneous coronary intervention: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Acute ischemic mitral regurgitation (AIMR) is a significant complication of acute coronary syndrome that leads to severe and immediate hemodynamic deterioration and cardiogenic shock. Intra-aortic balloon pump.

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Pitfalls of computed tomography angiography examination in veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients: a case report of a patient with cardiac rupture

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Veno-arterial (V-A) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is commonly used for patients with cardiac arrest, cardiogenic shock, or heart failure and is a life-saving technique. Computed tomography angiogr.

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Abstract 4143844: Multidisciplinary management of a pregnant patient with advanced systolic heart failure

Circulation

After PAC-guided IV diuresis, anticoagulation transition from enoxaparin to heparin, and twice daily fetal monitoring via non-stress test, a multidisciplinary team, including cardiology, maternal fetal medicine, cardiac anesthesia, and cardiothoracic surgery assembled for the C-section.

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Critical Left Main

EMS 12-Lead

LCx and RCA with luminal irregularities, but free of stenosis She was referred to cardiothoracic surgery, and underwent CABG x3 the following day. Had such been the case, this patient would likely have been a prehospital cardiac arrest, or have been in profound cardiogenic shock at the time of ED arrival.

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