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BA60.9 category

Cardiogenic shock, unrelated to mechanical complications, as current complication following acute myocardial infarction

Definition

The most severe clinical expression of left ventricular failure and is associated with extensive damage to the left ventricular myocardium after acute myocardial infarction, unrelated to a mechanical defect such as ventricular septal or papillary muscle rupture. Shock is defined as systolic blood pressure (BP) < 90 mmHg and organ hypoperfusion.

Also indexed as

Cardiogenic shock, unrelated to mechanical complications, as current complication following acute myocardial infarction

Nearby in Certain current complications following acute myocardial infarction