This article presents a succinct but comprehensive expert viewpoint on support in cardiogenic shock using the manuscript of the DanGer trial on promising results of Impella in a highly selected subgroup. With only 360 patients participating over one decade, the authors make the important point of careful selection for the procedure.
Mechanical Circulatory Support in Cardiogenic Shock — Persistence and Progress
Submitted by: Aristotle Protopapas
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
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Author(s): Jacob E. Møller, Thomas Engstrøm, Lisette O. Jensen, Hans Eiskjær, Norman Mangner, Amin Polzin, P. Christian Schulze, Carsten Skurk, Peter Nordbeck, Peter Clemmensen, Vasileios Panoulas, Sebastian Zimmer, Andreas Schäfer, Nikos Werner, Martin Frydland, Lene Holmvang, Jesper Kjærgaard, Rikke Sørensen, Jacob Lønborg, Matias G. Lindholm, Nanna L.J. Udesen, Anders Junker, Henrik Schmidt, Christian J. Terkelsen, Steffen Christensen, Evald H. Christiansen, Axel Linke, Felix J. Woitek, Ralf Westenfeld, Sven Möbius-Winkler, Kristian Wachtell, Hanne B. Ravn, Jens F. Lassen, Søren Boesgaard, Oke Gerke, and Christian Hassager
