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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2020

Short-term mechanical circulatory support (intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, TandemHeart): a review.

Alfred S K Wong, Simon W C Sin

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Interventional strategies for pulmonary arterial hypertension: Current perspectives and future directions.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  9. Minimally invasive, transapical dual-lumened cannula for short-term left ventricular support in a clinically relevant large animal model†.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2025
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  12. Cardiac preservation usingFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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  14. Versatility of ImpellaThe Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2024
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  19. [Progress in the analysis of hemolysis and coagulation models for interventional micro-axial flow blood pumps].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2024
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  20. Prognosis of cardiogenic shock with and without acute myocardial infarction: results from a prospective, monocentric registry.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alfred S K WongDepartment of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Simon W C SinDepartment of Adult Intensive Care, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Queen Mary Hospital · CNUniversity of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiogenic shock remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction and advanced heart failure. Intra-aortic balloon pump has been the most widely used short-term mechanical circulatory support device to rapidly stabilize hemodynamics. However, it provides modest support, current evidence does not show a decrease in mortality, and the latest guidelines no longer recommend its routine use. Several percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices have been introduced into clinical practice (Impella, extracorporeal membrane oxygen, TandemHeart), providing a greater level of hemodynamic support. These resource-intensive devices demand a careful selection of patients that stand to benefit the most. Premature initiation of mechanical circulatory support exposes the patient to unnecessary risk, whereas delaying therapy leads to irreversible end-organ injury, rendering any intervention medically futile. Cannulation methods, pump designs, and circuit configurations differ between devices, as do the adverse effects and physiological impact on the myocardium, which needs to be factored into consideration before deployment on the patient in cardiogenic shock. This article will review the commonly used percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices in the setting of cardiogenic shock, compare their advantages and disadvantages, evaluate key clinical trials, and discuss a practical approach to guide clinicians' decision and management.

Indexed as

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)Impellaintra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)Mechanical circulatory support (MCS)TandemHeart (TH)

Identifiers

PMID32793674
PMCPMC7396256
OpenAlexW3029339822

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