ICU Care Haemodynamic Monitoring in Cardiogenic Shock

Myocardial ischemia is a lack of blood flow getting to your heart muscle. That means your heart muscle isn’t getting enough blood to do what it needs to do. Often, the cause is a collection of fat and cholesterol (plaque) that doesn’t let enough blood go through your coronary arteries. Medicines...

• Cardiogenic shock, often stemming from acute myocardial infarction, presents with systolic or diastolic dysfunction. Diastolic dysfunction manifests as pulmonary congestion and hypoxemia, exacerbating coronary obstruction. Systolic dysfunction leads to reduced cardiac output, anaerobic metabolism, and lactate production, hindering oxygen delivery to tissues. The cardiovascular system's ability to transport oxygen is compromised in cardiogenic shock due to low cardiac output.