Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) released an expert consensus statement updating the SCAI SHOCK classification first released in 2019. The document is published in the inaugural ...
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Cardiogenic shock is not a heart attack, but it can be caused by one. The condition can happen suddenly, or it can be the end of a slow decline. One doctor may treat it with medication, while another may choose surgery. Although ...
Sep 22, 2022
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The resources needed to treat fulminant myocarditis—severe, inflammation of the heart that develops rapidly—are outlined in a new Scientific Statement (Statement) from the American Heart Association on how best to reduce ...
Jan 6, 2020
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The analysis of all small molecules in an organism (the metabolome) has huge potential for medical diagnostics. A German research team is investigating this with nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry (NMR).
Jul 24, 2023
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Findings from the first-in-human trial of a novel percutaneous ventricular assist device (pVAD) were presented today as late-breaking clinical research at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) ...
May 18, 2023
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The immediate use of veno-arterial mechanical circulatory extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) devices to support adults with rapidly deteriorating or severe cardiogenic shock was feasible but did not improve clinical ...
Nov 7, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Homeless people are three times more likely to die after a heart attack than other patients, a new study finds.
Oct 22, 2020
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The new Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention (SCAI) cardiogenic shock (CS) classification scheme provides risk stratification for hospital mortality, according to a study recently published in the Journal ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Early extracorporeal life support (ECLS) does not improve survival in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock who are scheduled for early revascularization, according to late breaking research ...
Aug 28, 2023
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Every year, around 50,000 people in the United States experience cardiogenic shock—a life-threatening condition, usually caused by a severe heart attack, in which the heart can't pump enough blood for the body's needs.
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