摘要: Mechanical devices which maintain viability during periods of reduced or absent mechanical cardiac function have permitted the utilization a variety surgical techniques for treatment acquired and congenital disease. In addition, many advances in pharmacology improved abnormal electrical function. Despite therapeutic approaches, survival rate hospital patients cardiogenic shock remains between 10% to 20%.1Malach Rosenberg2reviewed 264 consecutive cases acute myocardial infarction at this institution found frequency be 9.4%. Those were treated with several pharmacologic volume replacement regimens no survivors. More recently, Eichna3reported on 26 using intravenously administered isoproterenol hydrochloride as major agent. The death was 72%. Drugs remain most frequent means