LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) announces that new data from the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative Study (NCSI) on 171 consecutive AMI cardiogenic shock (AMICS) patients from 35 ...

Addition of echocardiogram measurement of biventricular dysfunction improved the accuracy of prognosis among patients with cardiac shock (CS) in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). In patients in ...

Ashley Yeager always loved to swim, but had to adjust after being diagnosed with a serious heart rhythm condition. (Courtesy of Allison Martin-Attix) This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and ...

A new cardiogenic shock classification scheme proposed by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) earlier this year is useful for predicting short-term mortality risk ...

A new shock classification scheme released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association, ...

Centers with multidisciplinary teams created to rapidly respond to cardiogenic shock are more likely to use invasive hemodynamic monitoring and advanced mechanical circulatory support (MCS), but less ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - After more than a month in intensive care at The Christ Hospital, a local man went back Monday to thank the team that saved his life. Wesley Fenton not only got to say thank you, ...

Cardiogenic shock occurs when your heart suddenly fails to pump enough blood for your vital organs. It’s the leading cause of death in heart attack patients. New study results show using a special ...

It is well known that acting quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest is important, but what does a quick initial shock with a defibrillator mean exactly for patients' chances of survival? Researchers ...