Assessment and Management of Cardiogenic Shock in the Emergency Department

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 651-664

  Klein, Thomas ^a   Ramani, Gautam V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiogenic shock; Emergency department; Heart failure; Mechanical circulatory support; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; LEVOSIMENDAN; METOPROLOL; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PLACEBO; VASOPRESSIN;

CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84868144876     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.07.004     Document Type: Review

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