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Current and novel biomarkers in cardiogenic shock

European Journal of Heart Failure

A summary of current and novel biomarkers and their potential stages of release in cardiogenic shock. The diagram illustrates the proposed release of the biomarkers during the different stages of cardiogenic shock: progression from cardiac dysfunction/stress, through to inflammation and end-organ dysfunction.

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Contemporary approach to cardiogenic shock care: a state-of-the-art review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a time-sensitive and hemodynamically complex syndrome with a broad spectrum of etiologies and clinical presentations. Despite contemporary therapies, CS continues to maintain high morbidity and mortality ranging from 35 to 50%.

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Microaxial Flow Pump Effects in Infarct-Related Cardiogenic Shock

JAMA Cardiology

This substudy of the Danish-German (DanGer) Shock randomized clinical trial investigates if the use of a microaxial flow pump reduces the need for pharmacological support and what the effects are on hemodynamics and lactate clearance in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction–induced cardiogenic shock.

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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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Optimal Heart Failure Medical Therapy and Mortality in Survivors of Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From the FRENSHOCK Registry

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe effects of pharmacological therapy on cardiogenic shock (CS) survivors have not been extensively studied. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis. This patient’s severe aortic stenosis (AS) and associated severe cardiogenic shock likely created the ECG pattern, resulting in a very difficult challenge for our inpatient team. If you can use Doppler, then you can diagnose it.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

24 will focus on the following three current guideline updates: American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines 2023 Atrial Fibrillation Guideline - Pharmacology II: Strokes vs. Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24