Impact of concomitant vasoactive treatment and mechanical left ventricular unloading in a porcine model of profound cardiogenic shock

Abstract Background Concomitant vasoactive drugs are often required to maintain adequate perfusion pressure in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cardiogenic shock (CS) receiving hemodynamic support with an axial flow pump (Impella CP). Objective To compare the effect of equipotent...

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Main Authors: Nanna L. J. Udesen, Ole K. L. Helgestad, Ann B. S. Banke, Peter H. Frederiksen, Jakob Josiassen, Lisette O. Jensen, Henrik Schmidt, Elazer R. Edelman, Brian Y. Chang, Hanne B. Ravn, Jacob E. Møller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-2816-8