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Clinical Practice/Controversy: Mechanical Circulatory Support for Complications of Myocardial Infarction: Role of Currently Available Devices
Introduction Mortality for patients with myocardial infarction (MI) remains unacceptably high despite improvements in medical therapy and revascularization. Death, when it occurs, is often caused by cardiac dysfunction, which leads to low cardiac output, hypotension, and end-organ failure ( Figure…