Despite advances in the treatment of myocardial infarction ... Peter, that's a great question. Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of mortality in patients who present with acute myocardial ...

Cardiogenic shock is the leading cause of death for heart attack patients ... despite the best of treatment given to them. A new study has found that one out of ten of them will develop ...

Dr. Alexandre Mebazaa is Professor of Medicine at Université Paris Cité (France), Chair of Department of Anesthesia & Critical Care and an expert in heart failure and cardiogenic shock.

This frequently occurs in the setting of a large myocardial infarction, however other causes include acute ... device insertion (LVAD). Treatment of cardiogenic shock is aimed at correcting ...