Hypoalbuminemia is a frequent marker of increased mortality in cardiogenic shock.

<h4>Introduction</h4>The prevalence of hypoalbuminemia, early changes of plasma albumin (P-Alb) levels, and their effects on mortality in cardiogenic shock are unknown.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>P-Alb was measured from serial blood samples in 178 patients from a prospectiv...

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Main Authors: Toni Jäntti, Tuukka Tarvasmäki, Veli-Pekka Harjola, John Parissis, Kari Pulkki, Tuija Javanainen, Heli Tolppanen, Raija Jurkko, Mari Hongisto, Anu Kataja, Alessandro Sionis, Jose Silva-Cardoso, Marek Banaszewski, Jindrich Spinar, Alexandre Mebazaa, Johan Lassus, CardShock investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217006