Leading world authorities drawn from cardiology, surgery, pediatrics, internal medicine, and basic science comprehensively survey the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic aspects of cardiogenic shock. These experts describe the different scenarios leading to cardiogenic shock, the ways to diagnose their causes, the unique therapeutic options based on those causes, and the outcomes associated with treatment and without. The book also surveys the biochemical and physiological changes that occur in the heart and other organs during cardiogenic shock, the identification of patients at risk for developing shock, and the novel pharmacological agents and assist devices that can help to stabilize the shock patient.

I Introduction.- 1 Cardiogenic Shock: Clinical Features.- 2 Cardiogenic Shock: Physiological and Biochemical Concepts.- II Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndromes.- 3 Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.- 4 Cardiogenic Shock Complicating ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.- III Contemporary Treatment of the Patient with Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndromes.- 5 Medical Treatment for Cardiogenic Shock.- 6 Technical Approaches to Percutaneous Revascularization in the Patient with Cardiogenic Shock.- 7 Operative Strategies for Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndromes.- IV Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction Causing Cardiogenic Shock.- 8 Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction Causing Cardiogenic Shock.- 9 Percutaneous Treatment of Acute Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction.- 10 Surgical Management of Mechanical Complications of Acute Coronary Syndromes Causing Cardiogenic Shock.- V Cardiogenic Shock Related to Valvular Heart Disease.- 11 Cardiogenic Shock Related to Valvular Heart Disease.- 12 Percutaneous Valvuloplasty in Cardiogenic Shock.- 13 Operative Management of Nonischemic Cardiogenic Shock.- VI Cardiogenic Shock Related to Other Cardiac Conditions.- 14 Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock.- 15 Pericardial Disease and Cardiogenic Shock.- 16 Heart Disease in the Child and Cardiogenic Shock.- 17 Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult and Cardiogenic Shock.- VII Transport, Assist Devices, and Future Perspectives.- 18 Transport of the Patient with Cardiogenic Shock.- 19 Percutaneous Mechanical Assist Devices for Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction.- 20 Mechanical Alternatives to the Human Heart.- 21 Treatment of CardiogenicShock: Future Perspective.