Cardiogenic shock can occur due to acute ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiac events, or
from progression of long-standing underlying heart disease. When addressing the cause of …

The Impella device (Impella, Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is a percutaneous transvalvular
microaxial flow pump that is currently used for (1) cardiogenic shock,(2) left ventricular …

Abstract These European Resuscitation Council Advanced Life Support guidelines, are
based on the 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Science …

Abstract These European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Cardiac Arrest in Special
Circumstances guidelines are based on the 2020 International Consensus on …

Purpose To describe bleeding and thrombotic events and their risk factors in patients
receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for severe coronavirus disease …

Originally intended for life-saving salvage therapy, the use of temporary mechanical
circulatory support (MCS) devices has become increasingly widespread in a variety of …

Objectives The aim of this study was to develop and validate a score to accurately predict
the probability of death for adult extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) …

Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal life support (PC-ECLS) in adult patients has been used only
rarely but recent data have shown a remarkable increase in its use, almost certainly due to …

In 2009, the “Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of myocarditis (JCS 2009)” were issued
by the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS). 1 Although this guideline has been widely used …

Cardiogenic shock is still a major driver of mortality on intensive care units and
complicates∼ 10% of acute coronary syndromes with contemporary mortality rates up to …