Artificial organs
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This study attempts to quantitate post-infarction cardiogenic shock IABP dependence in instances of massive myocardial infarction with the use of hemodynamic indices plotted over time-course trajectories. Mortality is predicted when age and hemodynamic performance are also considered. ⋯ They do not expire during the first 50 hours of IABP support and neither improve nor deteriorate during the second 50 hours of support. They remain in Class B without the occurrence of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias for a sufficient time for cardiac catheterization to determine the appropriateness of corrective procedures.