Uncorrectable hypoxemia due to large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a patient with myocardial infarction: a case report by Kang-Un Choi, Jang-Won Son

“…The patient presented with cardiogenic shock and underwent successful revascularization. …”
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Impella Induced Massive Hemolysis: Reemphasizing Echocardiographic Guidance for Correct Placement by Shaun Cardozo, Tasneem Ahmed, Kevin Belgrave

“…The Impella LP 2.5 (Abiomed, Danvers, MA) has been a tool of use for high risk coronary procedures and for cardiogenic shock. As with any invasive or intracardiac device, improper placement can result in disastrous complications. …”
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Stress Cardiomyopathy Managed with Extracorporeal Support after Self-Injection of Epinephrine by Bourenne Jeremy, Fresco Raphaëlle, Kerbaul François, Michelet Pierre, Gainnier Marc

“…This injection resulted in the rapid development of a catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy (inverted Takotsubo) with a severe cardiogenic shock. The importance of ventricular dysfunction required the implementation of a temporary arteriovenous circulatory support until the recovery of myocardial stunning. …”
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Tumour necrosis factor-α and adenosine in endotoxin shockleading related cardiovascular symptoms by S. Sipka, T. Seres, Z. Dinya, Z. Szekanecz, J. Szentmiklósi, E. Bodolay, G. Szegedi

“…We have observed uncontrollable cardiogenic shock as a cardiovascular manifestation of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) leading to death in a 62-year-old woman. …”
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A Case of Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Causing Mitral Valve Papillary Muscle Rupture by Tiffany Tamse, Avind Rampersad, Alejandro Jordan-Villegas, Jill Ireland

“…She was incidentally found to have hypereosinophilia of 16,000 on complete blood count and nonspecific colitis and pulmonary edema on computed tomography. She went into cardiogenic shock due to papillary rupture of her mitral valve requiring extreme life support measures including intubation and extracorporal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as well as mitral valve replacement. …”
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Severe Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Massive Verapamil Overdose and Treatment with Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by An Ho, Abigail Go, Christopher Barrios, Anthony Scalzo

“…Calcium channel blocker (CCB) poisoning frequently presents with cardiovascular complications such as cardiogenic shock and arrhythmia. We present a case of massive verapamil overdose causing refractory noncardiogenic pulmonary edema successfully treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. …”
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Emergency Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pericardial Decompression Syndrome by Mohamed Laimoud, Patricia Machado, Andrea Rossi Zadra, Mary Maghirang, Ali Alenazy

“…Pericardiocentesis is a therapeutic lifesaving intervention for patients presenting with cardiogenic shock due to pericardial effusion with signs of tamponade. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Females Presenting with STEMI: A Cohort Study by Anjana Ajith Beena, Priya Shanmukhan, Veena Felix, Alummoottil George Koshy, Kunjukrishnapilla Sivaprasad

“…The composite outcome was observed in 26.3% of the patients, with heart failure occurring in 19%, cardiogenic shock in 27.9% and death in 16.2%. Cerebrovascular accidents were noted in 0.5% and renal dysfunction was present in 13.2%. …”
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Acute Viral Hepatitis E Is Associated with the Development of Myocarditis by M. Premkumar, Devraja Rangegowda, Chitranshu Vashishtha, Vikram Bhatia, Jelen Singh Khumuckham, Badal Kumar

“…This condition presents with various symptoms, ranging from minimally symptomatic cases to fatal arrhythmia and cardiogenic shock, and may develop chronic myocarditis and dilated cardiomyopathy in some patients. …”
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Cardiovascular outcomes in long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Zhang, Zhimao Li, Qimin Mei, Joseph Harold Walline, Zhaocai Zhang, Yecheng Liu, Huadong Zhu, Bin Du

“…Long COVID-19 was associated with a higher risk of thromboembolic disorders [HR 3.12 (1.60, 6.08)], coronary heart disease [HR 1.61 (1.13, 2.31)], stroke [HR 1.71 (1.07,2.72)], arrhythmia [HR 1.60 (1.13, 2.26)], cardiomyopathy [HR 1.71 (1.12, 2.61)], myocarditis [HR 6.11 (4.17,8.94)], hypertension [HR 1.70 (1.56, 1.85)], heart failure [HR 1.72 (1.15,2.59)] and cardiogenic shock [HR 2.09 (1.53,2.86)] compared to non-COVID-19 controls. …”
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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: a case report and literature review by Yuna Li, Yao Wu, Yumei Li, Zhen Zhang

“…Conclusions The successful outcome in this case was attributed to the application of ECMO, which helped maintain the patient’s circulatory status and address progressively worsening cardiogenic shock and uncontrolled ventricular arrhythmia. …”
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Recurrent Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as the Cause of Repeated Myocardial Infarctions by Arnon Møldrup Knudsen, Nicolaj Brejnholt Støttrup, Henrik Hager, Henning Mølgaard, Christina Stilling

“…A 51‐year‐old female was hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock. She was diagnosed with severe SCAD, affecting the proximal left coronary artery. …”
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Vascular Endothelial Cell Function in Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by B. Routy, T. Huynh, R. Fraser, C. Séguin

“…Regardless of rapid combination of first-line treatment and rituximab therapy, the patient developed lethal cardiogenic shock secondary to mitral valve papillary muscle necrosis. …”
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Left Main Coronary Artery Compression following Melody Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Use of Impella Support as Rescue Therapy and Perioperative Challenges with ECMO by Erica D. Wittwer, Juan N. Pulido, Shane M. Gillespie, Frank Cetta, Joseph A. Dearani

“…Transvenous, transcatheter Melody valve placement caused left main coronary artery occlusion and cardiogenic shock. An Impella ventricular assist device (VAD) provided rescue therapy during operating room transport for valve removal and pulmonary homograft replacement. …”
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Cardiac Failure after Liver Transplantation Requiring a Biventricular Assist Device by Rita Jermyn, Eiei Soe, David D’Alessandro, Julia Shin, William Jakobleff, Daniel Schwartz, Milan Kinkhabwala, Paul J. Gaglio

“…In this case report, we describe a cirrhotic patient with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency and nonhereditary hemochromatosis (non-HFE) that developed cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support for twenty days after liver transplant. …”
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De Novo Atrial Fibrillation Increases Intra-hospital Mortality in Myocardial Infarction with ST Elevation? by Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez, Hugo Cruz Inerarity, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizares

“…The studied variables were: age, sex, factors of coronary risk, history of ischemic heart disease, presence of atrial fibrillation, myocardial dysfunction, cardiogenic shock, number of thrombolyzed patients, success of thrombolysis, glycemia values, uric acid, creatinine, cholesterol, triacylglycerides, leukocytes and hemoglobin. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Bedside Echocardiography and Lower Extremity Blood Vessels in Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Xinxin Xu, Jing Yuan, Xiaojie Pan, Guibin Du, Jiahui Zhang

“…The rate of PE-related deterioration (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, tracheal intubation, cardiogenic shock, and death) within 14 days of hospitalization in RVD was 28%, and mortality rate (sudden death) was 20%, compared with non-RVD (both 0%). …”
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Case Report: Painful left bundle branch block syndrome complicated with vasovagal syncope by Jiangying Luo, Yajun Xue, Fang Liu, Jing Yang, Boda Zhou, Ping Zhang

“…Herein, we report a case of painful LBBB syndrome complicated with VVS, which was misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome and cardiogenic shock.Case summaryA 62-year-old woman presented with intermittent exertional chest pain for 3 years and deteriorated for 2 weeks. …”
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Outcomes of segmentectomy versus lobectomy in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis by José de Sá Moraes Neto, Isabele Alves Chirichela, Alessandro Wasum Mariani, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Paulo Manuel Pêgo Fernandes

“…Results: There was no significant difference between the lobectomy and segmentectomy groups regarding the occurrence of intraoperative complications such as bleeding > 1000 ml, cardiogenic shock, and ventilatory instability (p > 0.999). …”
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Cardiovascular manifestations in COVID-19 patients by Jyotsna Maddury, Mani Krishna, Achukatla Kumar

“…COVID-19 disease induces multiple cardiovascular manifestations, such as myocarditis, acute myocardial injury, acute myocardial infarction (MI), stress-induced cardiomyopathy, cardiogenic shock, arrhythmias, and, subsequently, heart failure (HF) and cardiac arrest. …”
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