Manual Compression versus Suture-Mediated Closure Device Technique for VA-ECMO Decannulation by Clemens Scherer, Christopher Stremmel, Enzo Lüsebrink, Thomas J. Stocker, Konstantin Stark, Carmen Schönegger, Antonia Kellnar, Jan Kleeberger, Maja Hanuna, Tobias Petzold, Sven Peterss, Daniel Braun, Jörg Hausleiter, Christian Hagl, Steffen Massberg, Martin Orban

“…We retrospectively analyzed 180 consecutive patients weaned from VA-ECMO after cardiac arrest or cardiogenic shock from January 2012 to June 2020. In the first period (historical technique group), from January 2012 to December 2018, primary decannulation strategy was manual compression. …”
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Interfacility Transfer for VA-ECMO in Beta Blocker and Calcium Channel Blocker Overdoses: A Report of Two Cases by Richard Fisher, Santiago Batista Minaya, Heather Brunette, Joshua Nogar, Payal Sud

“…Introduction: Calcium channel blocker (CCB) and beta blocker (BB) overdoses are life-threatening conditions that can lead to vasoplegic and cardiogenic shock. Treatment involves a combination of vasopressors, calcium, glucagon, and/or high-dose insulin euglycemia therapy. …”
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An Intriguing Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in an Adult Patient with Remote Infection with COVID-19 and Acute Chlamydia by Madhuri Chandnani, William A. Charini, Anil Jha, Chetan Dodhia, Eduardo Haddad

“…A 27-year-old male patient presented with acute epididymitis secondary to acute Chlamydia infection that progressed to multisystem inflammatory failure with respiratory failure requiring endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, cardiogenic shock with heart failure, and gastrointestinal and renal dysfunction. …”
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Intramyocardial Dissection following Postinfarction Ventricular Wall Rupture Contained by Surrounding Postoperative Adhesions by Abdulkadir Ercan, Orcun Gurbuz, Gencehan Kumtepe, Hakan Ozkan, Ilker Hasan Karal, Yusuf Velioglu, Serdar Ener

“…During the follow-up, she developed cardiogenic shock and a new occurring systolic ejection murmur. …”
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Hyperlactatemia and the Outcome of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Suffering Acute Myocardial Infarction by Jovanovic Aleksandar, Peric Vladan, Snezana Markovic-Jovanovic, Radojica Stolic, Jadranka Mitic, Tanja Smilic

“…The rise in blood lactate concentration in diabetics with AMI was associated with increased incidence of heart failure, severe arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock, and high mortality rate.…”
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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia after Cardiac Surgery: An Analysis of 52 Patients by Cuneyt Eris, Senol Yavuz, Serhat Yalcinkaya, Arif Gucu, Faruk Toktas, Gunduz Yumun, Burak Erdolu, Ahmet Ozyazıcıoglu

“…Preoperative parameters including age (), renal insufficiency (), peripheral vascular disease (), preoperative inotropic support (), poor left ventricular ejection fraction (), cardiogenic shock (), and preoperative intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support () revealed significantly higher levels in the AMI group. …”
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Development of a Lumped Parameter Model of Human Whole Body Circulatory Loop by Xun Liu, Chenghuai Mo, Jiaxing Li, Hongyi Yu, Sheng Hu, da Zhu, Puming Zhang, Yonghua Li

“…Utilizing this model, the hemodynamic characteristics of circulatory loops in healthy individuals, heart failure patients, and those experiencing cardiogenic shock are investigated, alongside transitions in circulatory states throughout the day. …”
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When the heart deceives: a case report of hyperthyroidism disguised as STEMI in female pregnant patient by Kevin Wibawa, Lidia Debby Wiyono, Raditya Dewangga, Arief Sumarna, Wizhar Syamsuri, Yandi Ariffudin, Suhendiwijaya Suhendiwijaya, Pangeran Akbar Syah

“…Her hospitalization course was complicated by non-sustained ventricular tachycardia and cardiogenic shock. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries without intracoronary thrombus, coronary dissection, or coronary atherosclerotic lesion. …”
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Left atrial appendage cannulation for left ventricular unloading in a patient with ventricular thrombus on extracorporeal life support by Anne-Kristin Schaefer, Dominik Wiedemann, Gottfried Heinz, Julia Riebandt, Robert Zilberszac

“…Case presentation A 61-year-old patient presenting with normotensive cardiogenic shock (SCAI C) after subacute anterior wall myocardial infarction deteriorated with pulmonary edema and ventricular fibrillation, requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal life support under ongoing CPR (SCAI E). …”
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Predictive Value of Electromechanical Activation Time for In-Hospital Major Cardiac Adverse Events in Heart Failure Patients by Jing Zhang, Wen-Xian Liu, Shu-Zheng Lyu

“…Documented clinical end-points (MACEs) included cardiogenic death, onset of acute HF as assessed with invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and cardiogenic shock. According to the different clinical end-points, patients were divided into two groups: a MACE group n=22 and a nonMACE group n=123. …”
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The GRACE Scale in the Prognosis of Patients with Takotsubo Syndrome by Malgorzata Zalewska-Adamiec, Lukasz Kuzma, Slawomir Dobrzycki, Hanna Bachorzewska-Gajewska

“…The in-hospital stay of Takotsubo in the patients with higher GRACE scores was associated with higher incidence of pneumonia (36.7% vs 7.69%, p=0.0004), rhythm abnormalities (17.3% vs 3.85%, p=0.026), and serious complications (cardiogenic shock, pulmonary edema, and sudden cardiac arrest) (30.6% vs 5.77%, p=0.001). …”
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The Rise of Transradial Artery Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in Australia by Ryan James Ocsan, Ata Doost, Paul Marley, Ahmad Farshid

“…On multivariate Cox regression analysis, TFA, age ≥ 75, prior PCI, use of bare metal stents, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and multivessel coronary artery disease were associated with an increased risk of MACE. …”
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Navigating the Risk Landscape in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Narrative Review by Utkarsh Gaur, Charuta Gadkari, Aditya Pundkar

“…The presence of cardiogenic shock is another prime determinant of mortality and often multiplies these risks when combined with multivessel Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and delayed initiation of treatment. …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…The combination of these diseases during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is associated with significantly worse hospital outcomes, including cardiogenic shock, renal failure, and death. There is evidence that TAVI without prior treatment of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction leads to higher mortality due to exacerbation of subvalvular obstruction. …”
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Interventricular septal dissection secondary to acute inferior myocardial infarction: case series and literature review by Ping Chen, Xiuqin Wang, Yun Mou

“…Coronary angiography revealed complete occlusion of the right coronary artery. Cardiogenic shock occurred after percutaneous coronary intervention. …”
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Emergency surgical coronary revascularization in patients with acute myocardial infarction by B.М. Todurov, G.I. Kovtun, S.O. Sheludko, L.G. Bitsadze, L.G. Bitsadze, O.V. Revenko, A.O. Shpachuk, O.V. Pantazi, О.М. Postupalsky

“…Patients with unstable cardiac hemodynamics or cardiogenic shock in cases where intervention or thrombolysis are unsuccessful, require emergency CABG. …”
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The uses of right heart catheterization in cardio-pulmonary disease: State-of-the-art by Bhavesh Katbamna, Lingling Wu, Mario Rodriguez, Phillip King, Joel Schilling, Jamal Mahar, Ajith P. Nair, Hani Jneid, Elizabeth S. Klings, Gerald L. Weinhouse, Sula Mazimba, Marc A. Simon, Markus Strauss, Chayakrit Krittanawong

“…While it gained widespread utilization after its introduction, the role of the RHC has evolved to provide valuable information for the management of advanced therapies in heart failure (HF) and cardiogenic shock (CS) to name a few. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview on the indications, utilization, complications, interpretation, and calculations associated with RHC.…”
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Weekend effect on in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: insights from a propensity-matched national analysis by Guangzhi Cong, Bo Shi, Xueping Ma, Congyan Ye, Rui Yan, Shizhe Fu, Kairu Wang, Haowei Li, Ru Yan, Shaobin Jia, Israel Gitangaza, Abdul Rehman

“…Moreover, weekend admissions had significantly higher adjusted odds for cardiogenic shock, permanent pacemaker implantation, endocarditis, acute kidney injury, acute ischemic stroke, and blood transfusion. …”
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Determination of Electrolytes in Critical Illness Patients at Different pH Ranges: Whom Shall We Believe, the Blood Gas Analysis or the Laboratory Autoanalyzer? by Christopher Hohmann, Roman Pfister, Kathrin Kuhr, Julia Merkle, Julian Hinzmann, Guido Michels

“…All patients suffered an infarct-related cardiogenic shock and were intubated and not under therapeutical hypothermia at the time of blood collection. …”
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A Small Increase in Serum Creatinine within 48 h of Hospital Admission Is an Independent Predictor of In-Hospital Adverse Outcomes in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial... by Jiajia Zhu, Wenxian Liu, Jiang Li, Changsheng Ma, Dong Zhao

“…Secondary outcomes included the incidence of massive hemorrhage, in-hospital death, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and stroke. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate associations between a small increase in Scr within 48 h of hospitalization (>0.1 to <0.3 mg/dl) and MACE or massive hemorrhage during hospitalization. …”
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