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Case Report: Fatal atrioesophageal fistula following atrial fibrillation ablation—critical reflections on prevention

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This case report describes a unique instance of a patient developing AEF following AF ablation, accompanied by ischemic stroke and myocardial infarction. Upon admission, physical examination and laboratory tests revealed vital signs within abnormal ranges and indicators suggesting inflammation and potential myocardial injury.

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Revisiting nitrates use in pre-shock state of contemporary cardiogenic shock classification

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Although the contemporary shock stages classification provided a standardized shock severity assessment, individual agents or management strategy has not yet been studied in the context of each shock stage. The pre-shock state may comprise a wide range of presentations.

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Impella and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Impella and venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in patients with acute myocardial infarction-related cardiogenic shock (AMICS). Methods and results This nationwide observational cohort study describes all AMICS patients treated with Impella (ABIOMED, Danvers, MA, USA) and/or VA-ECMO in 2020–2021.

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Evidence for Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock

JAMA Cardiology

In a seminal case series published in 1967, Killip and Kimball reported 81% in-hospital mortality for patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMI-CS).

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Protocol‐Driven Best Practices and Cardiogenic Shock Survival in Asian Patients

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundCardiogenic shock carries high mortality. male, 67% acute myocardial infarction, 33% acute decompensated heart failure), 45 (41.3%), 33 (30.3%), and 31 (28.4%) were in SCAI Shock Stages C, D, and E, respectively. A suggestive trend of improving 30day survival was observed (56.8%, 63.9%, and 72.2%

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Stress hyperglycemia and poor outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Hyperglycemia, characterized by elevated blood glucose levels, is frequently observed in patients with acute coronary syndrome, including ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). 2.17), heart failure (pooled RR 1.56, 95% CI: 1.37–1.77), 1.77), cardiogenic shock (pooled RR 3.68, 95% CI 2.65–5.11),

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Transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair in severe mitral regurgitation following acute myocardial infarction – aetiology‐based analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

The International Registry of MitraClip in Acute Mitral Regurgitation following Acute Myocardial Infarction (IREMMI). Methods and results The International Registry of MitraClip in Acute Mitral Regurgitation following Acute Myocardial Infarction (IREMMI) includes 187 patients with severe MR post-MI managed with TEER.