Cardiogenic shock is decreased cardiac output state and occurrence of tissue hypoxia as a result of inadequate intravascular volume contractility disturbances caused by hemodynamic criteria continuous hypotension with systolic blood pressure less than 90 mm Hg, cardiac index decreased less than 2.2 liters per minute and increased pulmonary wedge pressure ( PCWP) over 15 mmHg, and most of the events due to acute myocardial infarction (Hollenberg, 2004)
Etiology
1. Impaired myocardial function: an...
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