Giving adrenaline to hospital patients whose heart has stopped is very effective, and can increase the chance of bringing their heart rate back to normal by a factor of five.

A new program at the Stony Brook (N.Y.) Heart Institute is designed to care for patients with cardiogenic shock, the leading cause of death after a severe heart attack. The Cardiogenic Shock Program ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) carries high mortality. Early ...