INCIDENCE AND IMPLICATIONS OF PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER USE IN REVASCULARIZED PATIENTS WITH MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK: INSIGHTS FROM LARGE US NATIONAL DATABASE

Use of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (MCS) in patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rising. Hemodynamic monitoring of such patients is critial. The use of Pulmonary Artery Catheter (PAC) to guide treatment remains controversial. We examine the