PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Shishehbor, Mehdi H.
AU  - Moazami, Nader
AU  - Tong, Michael Z.-Y.
AU  - Unai, Shinya
AU  - Tang, W. H. Wilson
AU  - Soltesz, Edward G.
TI  - Cardiogenic shock: From ECMO to Impella and beyond
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84gr.17002
DP  - 2017 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 287--295
VI  - 84
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/4/287.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/4/287.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Apr 01; 84
AB  - For patients in cardiogenic shock, several devices can serve as a “bridge,” ie, provide circulatory support and allow the patient to live long enough to recover or to receive a heart transplant or a long-term device. Options include an intraaortic balloon pump, TandemHeart, Impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and CentriMag. Which device to use depends on individual patient needs, local expertise, and anatomic and physiologic considerations.