Over the past few decades, advances in pharmacological, catheter-based, and surgical
reperfusion have improved outcomes for patients with acute myocardial infarctions …

Cardiogenic shock is a high-acuity, potentially complex, and hemodynamically diverse state
of end-organ hypoperfusion that is frequently associated with multisystem organ failure …

Background Single-center studies suggest that implementation of multidisciplinary
cardiogenic shock (CS) teams is associated with improved CS survival. Objectives The aim …

Background Clinical investigations of shock in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have
primarily focused on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock …

Contemporary cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) provide care for an aging and
increasingly complex patient population. The medical complexity of this population is partly …

Background The appropriate use of pulmonary artery catheters (PACs) in critically ill cardiac
patients remains debated. Objectives The authors aimed to characterize the current use of …

Importance Single-center and claims-based studies have described substantial changes in
the landscape of care in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). Professional societies have …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation has evolved, from a therapy that was selectively
applied in the pediatric population in tertiary centers, to more widespread use in diverse …

Importance The new United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) donor heart allocation
system gives priority to patients supported with nondischargeable mechanical circulatory …

Background Optimal methods of mortality risk stratification in patients in the cardiac intensive
care unit (CICU) remain uncertain. We evaluated the ability of the Sequential Organ Failure …