ECLS in Cardiogenic Shock: New Trial Reveals No Survival Advantage, Highlights Safety Concerns Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Sept 2023 8:30 AM ISTGermany: Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), a treatment increasingly employed for infarct-related cardiogenic shock, has raised questions about its...
Concomitant renal dysfunction mitigates clinical benefit of milrinone in cardiogenic shock patients: JACC study dr. Abhimanyu Uppal4 Aug 2023 11:15 AM ISTCardiogenic shock is associated with poor clinical outcomes. There is a paucity of prospective data examining the efficacy and safety of different...
Individuals with high BMI and low SBP more likely to have stress-induced CBF decrease during dobutamine stress test Niveditha Subramani17 July 2023 9:15 AM ISTDobutamine is a medication commonly used in the treatment of cardiogenic shock and severe heart failure. It is known to also be used in certain types...
Lung Ultrasound may help Monitor Pulmonary Changes In ECMO-Treated Cardiogenic Shock Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTA recent study published in BMC Anesthesiology reveals that Lung ultrasound (LUS) holds promise as a valuable tool for assessing pulmonary changes in...
Max Hospital doctors use world's smallest heart pump to save life of 70-year-old patient in Punjab Kajal Rajput28 Feb 2023 2:30 PM ISTChandigarh: A 70-year-old woman got a new lease of life after the world's smallest pump -- 'Impella' -- was used to support her heart pumping...
Doctors at Kauvery Hospital perform successful Heart Transplant on 63-year-old patient Kajal Rajput26 Feb 2023 3:45 PM ISTChennai: Kauvery Hospital Chennai, a unit of Kauvery Group of Hospitals, a leading multispecialty healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu, successfully...
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Cardiogenic shock-A Review Dr. Nandita Mohan22 Feb 2023 10:30 AM ISTAmong various modalities to manage cardiogenic shock, mechanical support to heart and lung is still considered to be mainstay of the treatment. When...
Impella use during high-risk PCI leads to better survival and outcomes compared to IABP Dr Kartikeya Kohli25 Oct 2022 10:15 AM ISTUSA: The use of Impella during the high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) led to improved survival and less in-hospital myocardial...
In hospital Mortality risk higher in MI patients having cardiac arrest than those with Cardiogenic Shock Dr.Niharika Harsha B15 Aug 2022 7:45 PM ISTRecent research found that in-hospital mortality of Acute Myocardial Infarction complicated with Cardiac arrest was higher than that complicated with...
Peripartum cardiomyopathy complicated by cardiogenic shock risky in Black, Hispanic patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 July 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study shows that Black and Hispanic women with peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) during or shortly after pregnancy are at higher risk of...
High BUN-to-Creatinine ratio improves in-hospital survival of critical patients of cardiogenic shock Jacinthlyn Sylvia28 Jun 2022 9:30 AM ISTChina: In a new study conducted by Di Sun and the team it was shown that regardless of acute kidney injury (AKI) status, a high BUN-to-Cr ratio (BCR)...
Novel post-closure technique reduces vascular complications related to Impella CP removal Medha Baranwal19 May 2022 8:45 PM ISTUSA: A novel post-closure technique for removal of next-generation Impella CP and immediate hemostasis may reduce vascular complications tied to...
