Abstract Despite multimodal treatment of patients with (CS) complicating (AMI), the outcome remains poor. Large retrospective analyses and animal models suggest that (ECLS) in CS-complicating AMI improves outcome . However, to date, no assessing the..
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Abstract Background:Patients with cardiogenic shock due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can rapidly undergo veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) therapy to recover cardiac output and decrease mortality. However, the clinical..
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Abstract Importance Although liberal blood transfusion thresholds have not been beneficial following noncardiac surgery, it is unclear whether higher thresholds are appropriate for patients who develop postoperative myocardial infarction (MI). Objective To..
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Abstract Introduction: Prophylactic intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (pIABC) is recommended for high-risk patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Criteria for high-risk patients benefiting from pIABC are unclear. This study..
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