Circulatory assistance in acute heart failure – where do we go from here?

Stig E. Hermansen University Hospital of North Norway, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 9038, Tromsø, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]

Torvind Næsheim Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of North Norway, 9038, Tromsø, Norway

Ole-Jakob How Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

Truls Myrmel University Hospital of North Norway, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, 9038, Tromsø, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

Abstract

The comment concerns two short-term assist systems, namely the Impella axial-flow recovery system and extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) used for circulatory assistance in patients with acute heart failure. The results, particularly for patients in cardiogenic shock not related to cardiac surgery, calls for cautious optimism.

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