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cardiogenic shock

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Cardiogenic shock results from myocardial pump failure. This may be caused by intrinsic myocardial damage (myocardial infarction), ventricular arrhythmias, extrinsic compression (e.g. cardiac tamponade), or outflow obstruction (e.g. pulmonary embolism).

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- Shock

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