The German-Austrian S3 Guideline "Cardiogenic Shock Due to Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment".

The German-Austrian S3 Guideline "Cardiogenic Shock Due to Myocardial Infarction: Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Treatment". Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 24;: Authors: Pilarczyk K, Werdan K, Russ M, Thiele H, Michels G, Boeken U, Thielmann M Abstract Despite advances in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction with subsequent mortality reduction, which are mainly caused by the early timing of revascularization, cardiogenic shock still remains the leading cause of death with mortality rates still approaching 40 to 50%. Cardiogenic shock is characterized by a multiorgan dysfunction syndrome, often complicated by a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that affects the outcome more than the reduction of the cardiac contractile function. However, both European and American guidelines on myocardial infarction focus on interventional or surgical aspects only. Therefore, experts from eight German and Austrian specialty societies including the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery published the German-Austrian S3 guideline "cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction: diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment" to provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of infarction-related cardiogenic shock in 2010 covering the topics of early revascularization, revascularization techniques, intensive care unit treatment including ventilation, transfusion regimens, adjunctive medical therapy, and mechanica...
Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research