Active clinical trials for "Shock, Cardiogenic"

This is a randomized 1:1 blinded study that evaluate in acute left heart failure-cardiogenic shock patients if ivabradine treatment can reduce pulmonary wedge pressure, without inducing a significant or relevant reduction in cardiac output or increasing the risk of arterial hypotension and with the benefit of allowing a faster titration of heart failure drugs.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a temporary mechanical circulatory support device for cardiogenic shock (CS) patients. During extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, the inflammatory response is intense and complex. It may cause infection, cell damage, organ dysfunction and even death. Hemoperfusion can adsorb inflammatory factors and reduce the inflammatory reaction. CS patients who are likely to receive veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support will be enrolled and randomized with a 1:1 allocation to a simultaneous hemoperfusion arm vs. standard care arm. The patients in the simultaneous hemoperfusion arm will receive hemoperfusion when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is commenced. The patients in the standard care arm will not receive hemoperfusion when extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is commenced. The primary outcome is the change of plasma interleukin (IL)-6 level after hemoperfusion is commenced.

Refractory cardiogenic shock is characterized by a decreased in cardiac output with hypo-responsiveness to increasing doses of catecholamines resulting in a profound tissular ischemia. VAECMO, by restoring a circulatory flow, could be associated to a major reperfusion syndrome which may lead some patients to multiple organ failures and death. Pathophysiology of this syndrome includes 1/an hyper-adrenergic state secondary to the over activation of the sympathetic system and 2/ a major release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. As adrenoreceptors are also exhibited on immunes cells, the pro-inflammatory state might be enhanced by the over-activation of the sympathetic system.

This study evaluates the use of early mechanical circulatory support in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. Patients are treated according to the National Cardiogenic Shock Initiative protocol, which emphasizes early identification of cardiogenic shock and rapid delivery of mechanical circulatory support based on invasive hemodynamics. All patients treated in this manner are enrolled in the National Cardiogenic Shock registry.

This registry will provide information about the efficacy and safety of cangrelor in a very high-risk group of patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing PCI. It will not only include patients with cardiogenic shock, but a variety of patients not able to swallow tablets, such as those after CPR and/or with invasive or non-invasive ventilation. Therefore it will provide information about the use of cangrelor beyond the current knowledge.

Resuscitation of critically ill patients has changed since the advent of goal directed therapy. Today, practitioners providing fluid resuscitation are attentive of the danger associated with volume depletion while being aware of the morbidity of volume overload. Fluid resuscitation must be rapid, precise, and individually tailored to each patient based on reliable data obtained by various means inside ICU setting. There is no non-invasive method that can reliably and accurately identify fluid responsiveness. As such, in patients with undifferentiated shock, treatment often involves empiric fluid administration, in the hopes that volume expansion will increase preload, which will then serve to increase cardiac output (CO). However, for patients on the flat portion of the Starling curve, aggressive fluid administration results in no appreciable increase in CO and may be detrimental to hemodynamically unstable patients.

To determine whether Levosimendan infusion in patients with cardiogenic shock and cardiorenal syndrome refractory to standard inotropic therapy, improves hemodynamics and renal function, whilst being safe.

Prospective combined clinical validation of an algorithmic calculated mean systemic filling pressure (Pms-Nav) with the gold standard for Pms (Pms calculated from venous return curves during inspiratory hold procedures with incremental airway pressures; Pms-Insp). Secondary correlation between invasive cardiac output measurement versus 3D TOE and carotid echo doppler measured cardiac output.

The purpose of this study is to collect prospective safety and performance information for the i-COR® device using synchronized cardiac assist in the setting of combined heart-lung failure or in high risk percutaneous intervention procedures in catheterization lab.

In Atlantic Canada, acute myocardial infarction occurs at a rate of 2.9 % of the population and is the most common cause of cardiogenic shock (CS). In many studies, acute myocardial infarction accounts for up to 80% of the patients with CS. While there are different methods of treating patients with CS, the rate of mortality has not significantly improved over the years and remains as high as 50%. Recent studies have shown that a multi-modal, team-based approach can help improve patient outcomes; however, such a standardized approach is yet to be implemented in the New Brunswick Heart Centre (NBHC). The study aims to understand the difference in outcomes between two groups of patients treated for CS: SHOCK TEAM versus non-SHOCK TEAM. This is a retrospective study of 168 patients using the data from NBHC registry and patient charts. The study duration is 1 year. The primary outcome is hospital survival. Secondary outcomes include time from diagnosis to invasive monitoring and intervention. All data will be analyzed statistically between the two groups. The end goal of the study is to establish standard guidelines to treat CS patients and improve patient survival.