Journal of cardiovascular medicine
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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) · Dec 2008
Time of onset and outcome of cardiogenic shock in acute coronary syndromes.
The aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence, timing of the onset and outcome of cardiogenic shock in a group of 865 patients with acute coronary syndromes who were consecutively admitted to our Intensive Cardiac Care Unit (ICCU) from January 2004 to December 2005. ⋯ Primary percutaneous coronary intervention has reduced the number of patients who develop cardiogenic shock after ICCU admission. According to our results, cardiogenic shock in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction developed early after symptoms' onset and, despite optimal treatment, mortality in these patients remains high (about 50%). Delayed cardiogenic shock is mainly due to mechanical complications as well as due to PCI complications.