Prognosis in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Who Received Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Temporary mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is often used in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS), and the type of MCS may vary by cause of CS.

Objectives

This study sought to describe the causes of CS in patients receiving temporary MCS, the types of MCS used, and associated mortality.

Methods

This study used a nationwide Japanese database to identify patients receiving temporary MCS for CS between April 1, 2012, and March 31, 2020.

Results

Of 65,837 patients, the cause of CS was acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in 77.4%, heart failure (HF) in 10.9%, valvular disease in 2.7%, fulminant myocarditis (FM) in 2.5%, arrhythmia in 4.5%, and pulmonary embolism (PE) in 2.0% of cases. The most commonly used MCS was an intra-aortic balloon pump alone in A

SUBMITTER: Kondo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9982290 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature