Abstract
Despite emergency coronary revascularization coupled with medical stabilization, intra-aortic balloon pump and ventricular assist devices have significantly improved survival in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction, mortality still remains excessively high, being actually about 30-40%. Future research should focus on new therapeutic strategies, aimed to further decrease mortality rate of these patients.
Translated title of the contribution | Cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: Trends in management and outcome |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 99-105 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Recenti Progressi in Medicina |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)