One in eight patients hospitalized with COVID-19 develop some form of shock, according to the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. And regardless of whether the shock ...

DALLAS, TX — The contemporary management of cardiogenic shock is the focus of a scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) [1]. Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening, ...

Two new studies document the progress that’s been made in creating a consistent approach to cardiogenic shock care, and point to new directions as the field evolves. Both were released this week in a ...

Despite advances in the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI), the incidence of cardiogenic shock has remained at 7% to 10% during the last 25 years. Hospital mortality was about 90% in the 1970s; ...

A new database analysis of critically ill patients with pneumonia related to COVID-19, published in the American Journal of Cardiology and conducted at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University ...

The use of active mechanical circulatory support is growing rapidly around the world. The hope is that these systems will improve survival after the most severe form of acute heart failure, ...

Most people who've had a heart attack-or who fear having one-focus on surviving the cardiovascular event itself. But what happens in the hours and days after can be just as critical. One serious ...

Washington, D.C. – MAY 1, 2025 – In one of the largest studies of early cardiogenic shock (CS) patients, where blood flow is still functioning to vital organs, researchers demonstrated that 26% ...

Dr. Nathalie Roy: A 55-year-old woman was transferred to this hospital for evaluation and treatment of cardiogenic shock. Approximately 4 months before presentation, the patient was admitted to a ...

Cardiogenic shock occurs when the heart is not able to pump enough blood to generate adequate cardiac output to maintain normal blood pressure. This frequently occurs in the setting of a large ...