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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Cardiogenic shock is a clinical condition, defined as a state of systemic hypoperfusion originated in cardiac failure, in the presence of adequate intravascular volume, typically followed by hypotension, which results in the insufficient ability to meet oxygen and nutrient demands of organs and other peripheral tissues.[1] It may range from mild to severe hypoperfusion and may be defined in terms of hemodynamic parameters, which according to most studies, means a state in which systolic blood pressure is persistently < 90 mm Hg or < 80 mm Hg, for longer than 1 hour, with adequate or elevated left and right ventricular filling pressures that do not respond to isolated fluid administration, is secondary to cardiac failure and occurs with signs of hypoperfusion (oliguria, cool extremities, cyanosis and altered mental status) or a cardiac index of < 2.2 L/min/m² (on inotropic, vasopressor or circulatory device support) or < 1.8-2.2 L/min/m² (off support) and pulmonary artery wedge pressure > 18 mm Hg.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Despite the many possible causes for this cadiac failure, the most common is left ventricular failure in the setting of myocardial infarction.[9] In the presence of cardiogenic shock develops a pathological cycle in which the ischemia, the initial aggression, leads to myocardial dysfunction. This will affect parameters like the cardiac output, stroke volume and myocardial perfusion thereby worsening the ischemia. The body will then initiate a series of compensatory mechanisms, such as heart sympathetic stimulation and activation of the renin/angiotensin/aldosterone system, trying to overcome the cardiac aggression, however, this will ultimately lead to a downward spiral worsening of the ischemia. Inflammatory mediators, originated in the infarcted area, will also intervene at some point causing myocardial muscle depression decreasing contractility and worsening hypotension. Lactic acidosis will also develop, resulting from the poor tissue perfusion, that causes a shift in the metabolism to glycolysis, which will also depress the myocardium, thereby worsening the clinical scenario.[10][11]

Pathophysiology

The most common insult for cardiogenic shock is left ventricular pump failure in the setting of acute myocardial infarction. It usually takes a considerable area of infarcted myocardium (around 40%) to lead to cardiogenic shock, nevertheless, a smaller infarct may also originate this condition in a patient with a previously compromised ventricle function. However, there may also be other etiologies, other parts of the circulatory system may contribute, either alone or in combination, with inadequate compensation, or additional defects for this shock of cardiac origin, such as:[12]

Luckily many of these abnormalities are fully or partially reversible. This justifies the fact that most of the survivors have good chances of having a good outcome and living with considerable quality of life, assuming that they follow their physician's orders.[12]

The Pathophysiologic "Spiral" of Cardiogenic shock

The pathologic process begins with myocardial ischemia leading to an abnormal function of the cardiac muscle. This abnormality worsens the initial ischemia, which then deteriorates even further the ventricular function, creating the so called "downward spiral".[11] When ischemia reaches a point that the left ventricular myocardium fails to pump properly, parameters like stroke volume and cardiac output will therefore decrease. The pressure gradient produced between the pressure within the coronary arteries and the left ventricle, along with the duration of the diastole, dictate myocardial perfusion. This will be compromised by the hypotension and the tachycardia, worsening the myocardial ischemia and the perfusion of other vital organs. The fact that the heart is the only organ that benefits from a low blood pressure, as afterload decreases, makes these hemodynamical changes both beneficial and detrimental. The pump failure will then decrease the ability to push the blood out of the ventricle, thereby increasing the ventricular diastolic pressures. This will not only reduce the coronary perfusion pressure, as it will also increase the ventricle wall stress, so that the myocardial oxygen requirements will also raise, consequently propagating the ischemia.[11][12][13]

Other important reference to make in the setting of cardiac pump failure and hypoperfusion of the peripheral tissues is that this last one, leads to the release of catecholamines. Catecholamines such as norepinephrine, will increase the heart's contractility and peripheral blood flow, by causing constriction of arterioles, together with angiotensin II, to maintain perfusion, however, this will also increase the heart's oxygen demand and have proarrhythmic and myocardiotoxic consequences. The increased SVR coupled with the low cardiac output will lead to an even more pronounced reduction of tissue perfusion.[12]

The ischemia generated by all these processes increases the diastolic stiffness of the ventricle wall and this, along with the left ventricular dysfunction, will increase the left atrial pressure. The increased left atrial pressure will propagate through the pulmonary veins, generating pulmonary congestion, which by decreasing oxygen exchanges, leads to hypoxia. The hypoxia will further worsen the ischemia of the myocardium and the pulmonary congestion will propagate its effect through the pulmonary arteries to the right ventricle, hence jeopardizing its performance. Once myocardial function is affected, the body will put in motion compensatory mechanisms to try to increase the cardiac output. These include:[14]

However, these compensatory mechanisms eventually become maladaptive seeing that:[12][15]

The prolonged systemic hypoperfusion and hypoxia will cause a shift in cellular metabolism, prioritizing glycolysis, leading to a state of lactic acidosis, which jeopardizes contractility and systolic performance, thereby affecting the previously described system. All these factors affecting oxygen demand and cardiac performance create a vicious cycle that if not interrupted, may eventually lead to death. The therapeutic approach to cardiogenic shock focuses in disrupting this cycle.[16]

Right Ventricle Myocardial Infarction

Accounts for about 5% of the cases but represents as high mortality rate as left ventricular shock. The right ventricular regions more commonly affected by infarction are the inferior and inferior-posterior walls. The coronary arteries frequently occluded in this setting are the right coronary artery, or the left circumflex coronary artery, in a left dominant system.[17][18] Patients with right coronary artery occlusion, in a right dominant system, are at higher risk of developing papillary muscle rupture and therefore undergoing valvular heart disease, such as mitral regurgitation.[18][19][20]

Right ventricle failure may affect left ventricular performance by several means:[21][22]

Ventricular Septal and Free Wall Rupture

Ventricular septal rupture and free wall rupture, which constitute two entities of cardiac rupture, represent the second most common cause of death in patients with acute myocardial infarction, during hospital stay.[23][24][25]

In the case of ventricular septal rupture, in the SHOCK registry, it accounted for 4.6% of the cases of cardiogenic shock.[26] The most recent registries show that ventricular septal rupture generally develops within the first 16 to 24 hours post-MI and has the following characteristics:[27][28]

  • simple - "direct through-and-through any defect", generally an anterior defect;
  • complex - a serpigenous dissection tract radiating from the primary ventricular septal rupture site, generally an inferior defect.

The rupture of the ventricular septum leads to the formation of a "left-to-right shunt", which precipitates hemodynamic decompensation and congestive heart failure.[18]

In the case of free wall rupture, some studies show that half of the cases occur in the first 5 days after myocardial infarction, with about 90% happening within the first 2 weeks.[33][34] According to the SHOCK trial data, this had 55% of mortality rate within the first 30 days.[34] Free wall rupture may also be classified as simple or complex. It may occur either on the anterior or the lateral and posterior left ventricular walls.[34][23] These last two are thought to rupture easier, however, because of the higher proportion of anterior MIs, they are seen less frequently.[18] The rupture may present with different types of courses:

  • Acute - the patient generally feels acute onset of chest pain, developing cardiac tamponade, hemodynamical collapse and sudden death. Because of the rapid course of this type, it is usually not controlled with current therapies.[35][36]
  • Subacute - this type generally results in smaller and contained ruptures. These may be stabilized by the formation of a clot or fibrinous pericardial adhesions for a short period of time.[37][30]
  • Chronic - less frequently associated with cardiogenic shock.

References

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