Introduction: Picture this: You're standing at the bedside of a critically ill patient in the ICU, their life hanging by a thread as cardiogenic shock takes hold. The monitors are..
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Abstract The Impella mechanical circulatory support (MCS) system is a catheter-based continuous flow cardiac assist device that is widely used in the treatment of cardiogenic shock in medical and surgical cardiac intensive..
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Abstract Background Single-center studies suggest that implementation of multidisciplinary (CS) teams is associated with improved CS survival. Objectives The aim was to characterize practice patterns and outcomes in the management of..
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Abstract Background The benefit of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in anemic critically-ill patients with cardiovascular disease is uncertain, as is the optimal threshold at which RBC transfusion should be..
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Abstract The evolution and development of pediatric cardiac critical care as a distinct subspecialty have occurred rapidly over the past 20 years. As the field has grown, models for education,..
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