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SUBMITTER: Ouweneel DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860905 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ouweneel Dagmar M DM Claessen Bimmer E BE Sjauw Krischan D KD Henriques José Ps JP
Interventional cardiology (London, England) 20150301 1
The experience and usage of percutaneous cardiac assist devices in cardiogenic shock as well as high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention have increased over the years. Nonetheless, there is still little evidence of clinical benefit of these devices other than immediate haemodynamic improvement. Despite the fact that these devices are used to treat a rather complex patient population, clinical testing remains important in order to evaluate their true impact on clinical outcome before being ad ...[more]