Key takeaways: Two heart pump systems were approved for the treatment of acute decompensated HF and cardiogenic shock in certain pediatric patients. Real-world data are needed to support on-label use.

Three critically ill patients treated with procizumab experience a full reversal of cardiogenic shock in 48 hours.

Puri said risk stratification for pediatric cardiogenic shock needs to be validated at a multicenter level. “The significant impact of early renal injury on outcomes of shock needs to be ...

Investigators reviewed medical records over a 6-year period (2017-2022) and found 500 patients who had experienced an early stage of cardiogenic shock, defined by hypotension or hypoperfusion.

More information: Eric J. Hall et al, Cognitive Function and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Cardiogenic Shock, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.02.023 ...

In the preintervention group, the mean time to diagnosis of cardiogenic shock for inpatients was 17.98 hours, with a standard deviation of 28.39 hours.

Cardiogenic shock is a serious and life-threatening condition that happens when the heart suddenly cannot pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. It leads to dangerously low blood pressure.

For patients with cardiogenic shock transferring from a referring hospital, the median time to acceptance fell from 1.55 hours to 0.35 hours.

WASHINGTON, DC—Early-stage cardiogenic shock leads to poor outcomes but is underrecognized, with only one in four affected patients having any indication in their electronic medical record (EMR) that ...

Møller will present the study, "Percutaneous Transvalvular Micro-axial Flow Pump in Infarct Related Cardiogenic Shock. Results of the Danger-shock Trial," on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 9:45 a.m ...

Healthcare practitioners from around the world received hands-on training for treating patients in cardiogenic shock (CS) during a first-ever simulation lab at today's Annual Meeting and ...