Cardiogenic shock

Cardiogenic shock
Ultrasound showing cardiogenic shock due to myocarditis[1]
SpecialtyCardiology
SymptomsAltered mental status, clammy, bluish, or mottled skin.[2]
ComplicationsKidney failure, respiratory failure, stroke[2]
CausesHeart attack, valvular heart disease, aortic dissection, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, arrhythmia, beta blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose[2]
Risk factorsDiabetes, old age, females[2]
Diagnostic methodSBP < 90 mmHg, urine output < 30 mL/hr, cool extremities[2]
Differential diagnosisSeptic shock, neurogenic shock, hemorrhagic shock, obstructive shock[2][3]
TreatmentRaise blood pressure, support breathing, reverse any underlying causes[2]
Deaths30 to 80% risk[2]

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a disorder of the heart that results in prolonged inadequate blood flow to the tissues of the body.[2] The most common symptoms are altered mental status and clammy, bluish, or mottled skin.[2] Swelling may be present in the legs.[2] Complications may include kidney failure, respiratory failure, and stroke.[2]

The most common cause is a heart attack.[2] Other causes include valvular heart disease, aortic dissection, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, arrhythmia, and beta blocker or calcium channel blocker overdose.[2] Diagnosis involves a systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg and a urine output of less than 30 mL/hr or cool arms and legs.[2] This occurs despite sufficient volume in the blood vessels.[4] Cardiac tamponade and pulmonary embolism are generally deemed to be causes of obstructive shock.[3]

The initial goal of treatment is to raise the blood pressure, support breathing, and reverse any underlying causes.[2] This may include intravenous fluids and vasopressors such as norepinephrine or dobutamine.[2] A central line and arterial line may be useful for giving medications and monitoring the condition.[2] If the underlying cause is a heart attack, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is recommended.[2] Other efforts may include extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), ventricular assist device (VAD), or heart transplant.[2] Mechanical ventilation or dialysis may also be required.[5] Palliative care may be useful in certain cases.[2]

Cardiogenic shock affects about 7% of STEMIs and 3% of NSTEMIs.[2] It is becoming less common with the greater use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for heart attacks.[2] Poor outcomes are common, with a 30% to 80% risk of death.[2] The condition was first described in 1912 by Herrick; however, the current name for the condition did not come into use until 1942.[4]

Video explanation of shock

Signs and symptoms

Causes

Cardiogenic shock is caused by the failure of the heart to pump effectively. It is due to damage to the heart muscle, most often from a heart attack or myocardial contusion.[6] Other causes include abnormal heart rhythms, cardiomyopathy, heart valve problems, ventricular outflow obstruction (i.e. systolic anterior motion (SAM) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), or ventriculoseptal defects. It can also be caused by a sudden decompressurization (e.g. in an aircraft), where air bubbles are released into the bloodstream (Henry's law), causing heart failure.[7][8][9][10][8][11][12]

Diagnosis

Electrocardiogram

An electrocardiogram helps to establish the exact diagnosis and guides treatment, it may reveal:

  • Abnormal heart rhythms, such as bradycardia (slowed heart rate)
  • myocardial infarction (ST-elevation MI, STEMI, is usually more dangerous than non-STEMIs; MIs that affect the ventricles are usually more dangerous than those that affect the atria; those affecting the left side of the heart, especially the left ventricle, are usually more dangerous than those affecting the right side, unless that side is severely compromised)
  • Signs of cardiomyopathy

Ultrasound

Echocardiography may show poor ventricular function, signs of PED, rupture of the interventricular septum, an obstructed outflow tract or cardiomyopathy.

  • Ultrasound showing cardiogenic shock due to myocarditis[1]
  • Ultrasound showing cardiogenic shock due to myocarditis[1]

Swan-Ganz catheter

The Swan-Ganz catheter or pulmonary artery catheter may assist in the diagnosis by providing information on the hemodynamics.

Biopsy

When cardiomyopathy is suspected as the cause of cardiogenic shock, a biopsy of heart muscle may be needed to make a definite diagnosis.

Cardiac index

If the cardiac index falls acutely below 2.2 L/min/m2, the person may be in cardiogenic shock.

Treatment

Depending on the type of cardiogenic shock, treatment involves infusion of fluids, or in shock refractory to fluids, inotropic medications. In case of an abnormal heart rhythm immediate synchronized cardioversion or anti-arrhythmic agents may be administered, e.g. adenosine.

Positive inotropic agents (such as dobutamine or milrinone), which enhance the heart's pumping capabilities, are used to improve the contractility and correct the low blood pressure. Medications that improve the heart's ability to contract (positive inotropes) may help; however, it is unclear which is best.[13] Cardiogenic shock may be treated with intravenous dobutamine, which acts on β1 receptors of the heart leading to increased contractility and heart rate.[14]

Should that not suffice an intra-aortic balloon pump (which reduces workload for the heart, and improves perfusion of the coronary arteries) or a left ventricular assist device (which augments the pump-function of the heart) can be considered. Mechanical ventilation or ECMO may be used to help stabilize people with severe or refractory cardiogenic shock until they can be given some type of definitive treatment, such as a ventricular assist device.[7][8][9] Finally, as a last resort, if the person is stable enough and otherwise qualifies, heart transplantation, or if not eligible an artificial heart, can be placed. These invasive measures are important tools—more than 50% of patients who do not die immediately due to cardiac arrest from a lethal abnormal heart rhythm and live to reach the hospital (who have usually suffered a severe acute myocardial infarction, which in itself still has a relatively high mortality rate), die within the first 24 hours. The mortality rate for those still living at time of admission who suffer complications (among others, cardiac arrest or further abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure, cardiac tamponade, a ruptured or dissecting aneurysm, or another heart attack) from cardiogenic shock is even worse around 85%, especially without drastic measures such as ventricular assist devices or transplantation.

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