cardiogenic shock


noun

a type of shock caused by decreased cardiac output despite adequate blood volume, owing to a disease of the heart itself, as myocardial infarction, or any other factor that interferes with the filling or emptying of the heart.

Medical definitions for cardiogenic shock

cardiogenic shock

n.

Shock resulting from a decline in cardiac output that occurs as a result of serious heart disease, especially myocardial infarction.