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Cardiogenic shock care improves after nurse education: 5 study notes

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

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 shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.

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20-something with huge verapamil overdose and cardiogenic shock

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 20-something presented after a huge verapamil overdose in cardiogenic shock. Today's patient is a young male who presented in cardiogenic shock following a massive verapamil overdose. It's always rewarding and mutually educational to discuss interesting aspects of arrhythmia interpretation. The initial K was 3.0

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FDA Expands Indication for Impella Heart Pumps for Pediatric Patients

DAIC

with SmartAssist and Impella CP with SmartAssist heart pumps, granting premarket approval (PMA) for use in specific pediatric patients with symptomatic acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and cardiogenic shock. and Impella CP, both left-sided heart pumps, for pediatric patients with symptomatic ADHF and cardiogenic shock.

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Cardiogenic Shock Teams: Past, Present, and Future Directions

Circulation: Heart Failure

Cardiogenic shock (CS) remains a significant challenge in cardiovascular medicine, characterized by substantial morbidity and mortality. Looking ahead, we propose the extension of CS team models into regional networks, broadening their impact through education, telemedicine and collaborative protocols.

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Need for a Cardiogenic Shock Team Collaborative—Promoting a Team?Based Model of Care to Improve Outcomes and Identify Best Practices

Journal of the American Heart Association

Cardiogenic shock continues to carry a high mortality rate despite contemporary care, with no breakthrough therapies shown to improve survival over the past few decades. A slowly maturing evidence base has suggested that cardiogenic shock teams may improve patient outcomes.

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Facility-based approach for the management of acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock in a rural medical centre: the Durango model

Open Heart

Introduction Cardiogenic shock (CS) complicates 5%–15% of cases of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with inpatient mortality greater than 40%. The implementation of standardised protocols may improve clinical outcomes in patients with AMI-CS.

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Abstract 4135265: When the Beat Drops: A Pilot Project for a Case-Based Resident’s Guide to Cardiovascular Care

Circulation

We created a resident-driven, case-based reference for residents to serve as a companion to traditional CV medicine educational resources.Methods:We surveyed residents, fellows, and cardiology attendings to identify topics within CV care for which residents are responsible.