Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an ...

A cardiovascular specialty hospital in north Texas decreased time to diagnosis for patients with cardiogenic shock by more than half, according to a study published in Critical Care Nurse.

Mechanical circulatory supports (MCS) are used increasingly to sustain patients with severe, acute cardiac and pulmonary failure. Indications have been broadened to include severe influenza and ...

whilst its use in cardiogenic shock following acute infarction is incorporated into current US and European guidelines. The aim of this article is to track the development of diastolic ...