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è â Cardiogenic Shock Definition
- Inadequate cardiac output + tissue hypoperfusion
- BP < 90 mmHg or vasopressor support
- CI < 1.8-2.2 L/min/m²
- PCWP > 15-18 mmHg
- End-organ hypoperfusion (oliguria, altered mental status, lactic acidosis)
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è â Etiology
- AMI (75-80%) â most common
- Mechanical complications (papillary muscle rupture, VSR, free wall rupture)
- Acute decompensated HF
- Cardiomyopathy (DCM, HCM, takotsubo, peripartum)
- Myocarditis
- Valvular disease (severe acute)
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiac tamponade
- Massive PE
- Post-cardiotomy
- Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy
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è â SCAI Shock Classification
- A (At Risk): at risk, no shock
- B (Beginning): hypotension/decompensation without hypoperfusion
- C (Classic): hypotension + hypoperfusion + vasopressor/inotrope
- D (Deteriorating): failure of initial Tx, escalation needed
- E (Extremis): refractory or cardiac arrest with ongoing CPR
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è â Inotropes + Vasopressors
- Dobutamine (first-line inotrope) â β1 + β2 agonist
- Milrinone (PDE3 inhibitor â inotrope + vasodilator)
- Norepinephrine (first-line vasopressor) â α1 + β1
- Dopamine (less used now due arrhythmia â SOAP II)
- Vasopressin (adjunct to norepinephrine)
- Epinephrine (cardiac arrest; less for chronic)
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è â Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
IABP
- Inflates diastole + deflates systole
- IABP-SHOCK II â no mortality benefit
- Less used in modern era
Impella
- Catheter-based LV-to-aorta pump
- DanGER-SHOCK 2024 â improved mortality in AMI + shock
- Increasing use
VA-ECMO
- Full cardiopulmonary support
- Refractory shock + severe biventricular failure
- Complications: limb ischemia, bleeding, stroke, LV distension (need decompression)
ECPELLA / BiPella
- ECMO + Impella or biventricular Impella for severe biventricular shock
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è â AMI + Cardiogenic Shock
- Primary PCI + culprit-only PCI initially (CULPRIT-SHOCK trial)
- Mechanical complications: emergent surgery (papillary muscle rupture, VSR, free wall rupture)
- Mortality 40-50% modern era
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è â Right Ventricular MI
- Inferior MI + V4R ST elevation
- Fluid resuscitation (paradoxical for hypotension)
- Avoid nitroglycerin/morphine (decreases preload)
- Inotrope if RV failure
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è â Cardiac Tamponade
- Beckâs triad: hypotension + muffled heart sounds + JVD
- Pulsus paradoxus > 10 mmHg
- Echocardiogram diagnostic (RA/RV collapse)
- Emergency pericardiocentesis
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è â Sepsis-Induced Cardiomyopathy
- Reversible LV dysfunction in sepsis
- Treat sepsis + supportive
- Recovery with sepsis resolution
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è â Shock Teams (2024 Trend)
- Multidisciplinary team (cardio, surgery, ICU, perfusion)
- Earlier MCS deployment
- Improved outcomes
- High-volume center transfer
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è â Key Trials
- IABP-SHOCK II (NEJM 2012): no mortality benefit IABP
- CULPRIT-SHOCK (2017): culprit-only PCI in multivessel + shock
- DanGER-SHOCK (2024): Impella improves mortality in AMI + shock
- SOAP II: norepinephrine vs dopamine â less arrhythmia, similar mortality