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Original Articles: Adult Cardiac

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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Str. 55, Freiburg, 79106 Germany

(Email: joachim.geissler@uniklinik-freiburg.de).

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Treatment of cardiogenic shock remains a major challenge for all medical specialties who are involved. Appropriate use of inotropes (including new drugs such as calcium sensitizers) is the established line of treatment, and this treatment may be combined with intraaortic balloon pump support, if needed. However, there remains a significant number of patients in whom these measures are not sufficient to stabilize the circulatory system. Mechanical circulatory support can be a lifesaving option in these selected patients. Until some time ago, there were only two options for this scenario: either (1) . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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