Publications by authors named "Karl D Young"
ESC Heart Fail
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the use of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients who survive cardiogenic shock (CS) with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) based on data from a single-center shock registry.
- Among 520 patients treated for CS, 185 (35.6%) had HFrEF upon discharge, with a median age of 64 years; 41% experienced shock due to acute myocardial infarction, while the rest had heart failure-related shock.
- At discharge, a substantial portion of patients were prescribed GDMT, including beta-blockers (78%), ACE inhibitors/ARBs (58%), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (55%), yet 10
Circ Heart Fail
June 2022
Article Synopsis
- Little is known about the differences in clinical characteristics and outcomes between patients experiencing cardiogenic shock due to heart failure (HF-CS) versus those due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI; AMI-CS).
- A study analyzed 520 patients with CS over three years, revealing that HF-CS patients tended to be younger, had fewer cardiac arrests, and utilized less aggressive treatments compared to AMI-CS patients.
- Despite HF-CS patients having lower cardiac power output and higher pulmonary wedge pressure, they experienced lower rates of in-hospital and 1-year mortality compared to their AMI-CS counterparts.
