Impella use in real-world cardiogenic shock patients: Sobering outcomes.

<h4>Background</h4>Critically ill patients with cardiogenic shock could benefit from ventricular assist device support using the Impella microaxial blood pump. However, recent studies suggested Impella not to improve outcomes. We, therefore, evaluated outcomes and predictors in a real-wo...

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Main Authors: Khaled Q A Abdullah, Jana V Roedler, Juergen Vom Dahl, Istvan Szendey, Hendrik Haake, Lars Eckardt, Albert Topf, Bernhard Ohnewein, Peter Jirak, Lukas J Motloch, Bernhard Wernly, Robert Larbig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247667