The study has several limitations, Sacco said. Cardiogenic shock associated with heart failure may have a variety of underlying causes, which may affect how patients respond to IABP treatment.

The study has several limitations, Sacco said. Cardiogenic shock associated with heart failure may have a variety of underlying causes, which may affect how patients respond to IABP treatment.

(European Heart Journal) In heart failure complicated by cardiogenic shock, early intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) placement did not help clinical outcomes in the small randomized trial Altshock-2.

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In patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), a percutaneous microaxial ventricular assist device (Impella, Abiomed, Danvers, MA) is a choice for temporary mechanical circulatory support. Given the high ...