Does impaired microcirculation predict poor outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock?
diminished sublingual PCD, at baseline or following treatment, is associated with development of multi-organ failure and is a predictor of poor outcome in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.
Over time periods, there was a trend towards lower mortality and towards operating on patients in a younger age. The rate of rhythm disturbances and the LOS after surgery proved to be reduced during the last decade. These differences did not turn out to be statistically significant. Therefore, we conclude that the time period of surgery has only little impact on the early outcome of patients after definitive correction of TOF.