Is characterized by a decreased pumping ability of the heart that causes a shocklike state associated with an inadequate circulation of blood due to primary failure of the ventricles of the heart to function effectively.
Condition of acute circulatory failure caused by interruption of the heart’s pumping action. Considered a medical emergency.
Extensive damage to the heart muscle resulting in the inability of the heart to pump blood to all parts of the body is one of the major causes of death among myocardial infarction victims.
Failure of the heart to pump an adequate supply of blood and oxygen to body tissues. The most common cause of cardiogenic shock is acute myocardial infarction, but other causes include failure or stenosis of heart valves (e.g., aortic or mitral stenosis or regurgitation), cardiomyopathies, pericardial tamponade, and sustained cardiac rhythm disturbances, among others. Cardiogenic shock is often fatal; only about 20% of affected persons survive. Its incidence has declined as the care of patients with acute myocardial infarction has incorporated thrombolytic drugs and emergency angioplasties.