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card·i·o·gen·ic shock
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Myocardial Infarction; Shock
Definitions related to shock, cardiogenic:
  • (cardiogenic shock) Severely decreased cardiac output with evidence of inadequate end-organ perfusion (i.e., tissue hypoxia) in the presence of adequate intravascular volume.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • (cardiogenic shock) Shock resulting from primary failure of the heart in its pumping function, as in myocardial infarction, severe cardiomyopathy, or mechanical obstruction or compression of the heart.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (cardiogenic shock) Shock reulting from the failure of the heart to maintain adequate output.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Shock resulting from diminution of cardiac output in heart disease.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Cardiogenic shock is a physiologic state in which inadequate tissue perfusion results from cardiac dysfunction, most often systolic. It is a major, and frequently fatal, complication of a variety of acute and chronic disorders, occurring most commonly following acute myocardial infarction (MI).
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
  • Cardiogenic shock is a condition in which your heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to meet your body's needs. The condition is most often caused by a severe heart attack, but not everyone who has a heart attack has cardiogenic shock.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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