reviewEuropean Journal of Heart FailureMay 29, 2020BRONZE OA

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology and Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock – A Position Statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · Institutul de Urgenţă pentru Boli Cardiovasculare "Prof.Dr. C.C. Iliescu" · +60 more institutions

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Abstract

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a complex multifactorial clinical syndrome with extremely high mortality, developing as a continuum, and progressing from the initial insult (underlying cause) to the subsequent occurrence of organ failure and death. There is a large spectrum of CS presentations resulting from the interaction between an acute cardiac insult and a patient's underlying cardiac and overall medical condition. Phenotyping patients with CS may have clinical impact on management because classification would support initiation of appropriate therapies. CS management should consider appropriate organization of the health care services, and therapies must be given to the appropriately selected patients, in a…

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