Positive inotropes are used to support cardiac function in conditions such as decompensated congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, etc.
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The patient may in fact be intravascularly volume depleted, although if the hypotension is due to cardiogenic shock, additional fluid may make the situation worse.
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Emergency CABG is usually undertaken to simultaneously treat a mechanical complication, such as a ruptured papillary muscle, or a ventricular septal defect, with ensuing cardiogenic shock.
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Agonal respirations are also commonly seen in cases of cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest where agonal respirations may persist for several minutes after cessation of heartbeat.
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It is possible for cardiogenic pulmonary edema to occur together with cardiogenic shock, in which the cardiac output is insufficient to sustain an adequate blood pressure.
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If the patient with cardiogenic shock is not going to be revascularized, aggressive hemodynamic support is warranted, with insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump if not contraindicated.
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The cause of death listed on her death certificate was cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol, which caused acute gastrointestinal bleeding, cardiogenic shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Cardiogenic shock is a life-threatening condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood or oxygen to the body's vital organs, usually as the result of a heart attack.
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A special but unusual consideration is cardiogenic shock, where the blood pressure is decreased not due to dehydration but due to inability of the heart to pump blood through the blood vessels.
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1963 ( July 19 ) : Left Ventricular Assist Device ( LVAD ) in a patient in cardiogenic shock postcardiotomy, Domingo Liotta and E . Stanley Crawford at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
