Randomized trial compares haemodynamic outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients with cardiogenic shock, indicating that VAD may improve recovery despite more complications.
Haemodynamic and metabolic parameters can be reversed more effectively by VAD than by standard treatment with IABP. However, more complications were encountered by the highly invasive procedure and by the extracorporeal support.
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