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Where next in cardiogenic shock owing to myocardial infarction?

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Intra-aortic balloon pumping has recently been shown to be ineffective in treating cardiogenic shock due to myocardial infarction. Other, more potent percutaneous pumps have been developed, and their use is growing substantially, but they have not been studied in randomized trials. Two new reports provide provocative information about these devices.

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Figure 1: Haemodynamic effects and ventricular unloading with pVADs.

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D.B. declares that he is an employee of HeartWare International, and a consultant to BackBeat Medical, CardiacImplants, DC Devices Inc., and Sensible Medical. He has received grant support from Abiomed, is on the Heart Failure Advisory Board of the Sorin Group, and is the founder of PVLoops LLC.

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Burkhoff, D. Where next in cardiogenic shock owing to myocardial infarction?. Nat Rev Cardiol 12, 383–385 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2015.81

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