Cardiovascular Critical Care I

Post-operative cardiac

stunning (n=41)

Congestive HF (n=56)

Pulmonary oedema (n=27)

Cardiogenic shock (n=62)

100  -

80  -

60  -

40  -

20  -

0  -

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ı

ı

ı

ı

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Time (days)

Survival (%)

2010;14:201).

Usually caused by left ventricular (LV) failure secondary to an acute MI, but a list of other potential

causes can be found in Box 1

other types of shock syndromes