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Management and clinical outcomes of cardiogenic shock in King Abdulaziz University Hospital

A retrospective study

Hamza L. Fida, Mohammed A. Qutub, Alaa S. Algazzar, Abdulrahman S. AlDharrab, Terad A. Alnajjar, Anas M.A. Andijani and Ahmad M. Taiyeb
Saudi Medical Journal May 2023, 44 (5) 479-485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.5.20220704
Hamza L. Fida
From the Faculty of Medicine (Fida, AlDharrab, Alnajjar, Andijani, Taiyeb), and from the Department of Medicine (Qutub, Algazzar), King Abdulaziz University,; and from the Department of Cardiology (Aljazzar), Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Qutub
From the Faculty of Medicine (Fida, AlDharrab, Alnajjar, Andijani, Taiyeb), and from the Department of Medicine (Qutub, Algazzar), King Abdulaziz University,; and from the Department of Cardiology (Aljazzar), Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Alaa S. Algazzar
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Abdulrahman S. AlDharrab
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Terad A. Alnajjar
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Anas M.A. Andijani
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Ahmad M. Taiyeb
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    Table 1

    - Patient characteristics and objective findings.

    VariablesAllIschemic CSNon-ischemic CSPost-operative CSP-value
    Count188118646
    Demographics
    Age in years64.3 (14.3)65.6 (12.7)62.6 (16.8)55 (12.7)0.109
    Male gender119 (63.3)83 (70.3)33 (51.6)3 (50.0)0.024
    Known medical conditions
    Diabetes mellitus134 (71.3)88 (74.6)42 (65.6)4 (66.7)0.418
    Heart failure114 (60.6)67 (56.8)44 (68.8)3 (50.0)0.244
    Hypertension122 (64.9)76 (64.4)42 (65.6)4 (66.7)1.000
    Arrythmia36 (19.1)21 (17.8)14 (21.9)1 (16.7)0.821
    Cardiomyopathy15 (8.0)6 (5.1)9 (14.1)0 (0.0)0.131
    Valvular disorder44 (23.4)25 (21.2)16 (25.0)3 (50.0)0.226
    Mitral regurgitation28 (14.9)19 (16.1)8 (12.5)1 (16.7)0.739
    Aortic regurgitation13 (6.9)5 (4.2)6 (9.4)2 (33.3)0.021
    Renal disease78 (41.5)44 (37.3)34 (53.1)0 (0.0)0.013
    Pulmonary disease62 (33.0)31 (26.3)30 (46.9)1 (16.7)0.010
    Vital signs
    HR at admission (BPM)92.1 (27.1)92.1 (28.1)91.5 (26.3)101.3 (13.0)0.789
    RR at admission (per minute)25.3 (8.2)25.4 (7.6)25.5 (9.5)20.3 (2.1)0.466
    O2 saturation at admission (%)94.2 (6.9)94.6 (6.1)93.5 (8.1)92.5 (11.0)0.594
    SBP at admission (mmHg)120.9 (29.4)121.7 (31.1)118.1 (26.9)137.8 (10.9)0.397
    Lowest SBP (mmHg)92.5 (23.5)93.4 (22.8)90.5 (23.6)94.5 (41.3)0.779
    DBP at admission (mmHg)66.8 (18.8)67.0 (19.6)66.0 (16.7)71.5 (27.2)0.838
    Lowest DBP (mmHg)50.3 (16.2)50.8 (16.5)49.0 (14.2)56.0 (31.1)0.650
    Investigations
    Lowest hemoglobin (g/dL)8.8 (3.1)9.0 (2.6)8.6 (4.0)7.9 (1.0)0.605
    Lowest LVEF (%)32.2 (13.7)31.0 (12.0)34.5 (15.9)30.0 (18.4)0.284
    Highest creatinine (µmol/L)402.3 (265.5)439.1(283.7)347.6 (224.6)270.3 (171.8)0.039
    Highest BUN (mmol/L)28.4 (16.7)26.9 (15.4)32.3 (18.5)16.8 (11.8)0.025
    Lowest platelet count (x109/L)131.4 (107.0)135.1 (118.9)128.2 (85.0)93.0 (67.2)0.619
    Highest lactic acid (mmol/L)13.0 (35.4)11.4 (23.6)15.8 (49.0)5.9 (1.3)0.729
    Highest PT (sec)44.8 (142.9)47.4 (179.3)41.2 (30.0)30.2 (7.5)0.932
    Highest PTT (sec)83.4 (37.8)85.2 (39.6)79.2 (35.2)91.5 (30.1)0.518
    Highest ALT (U/L)887.2 (1697.5)1134.3 (2043.8)489.4 (719.0)353.8 (493.4)0.037
    Highest AST (U/L)2834.7 (4481.3)3177.5 (4697.4)1982.5 (3653.7)5357.8 (6911.3)0.091
    Outcome
    In-hospital mortality160 (85.1)104 (88.1)52 (81.3)4 (66.7)0.155

    CS: cardiogenic shock, HR: heart rate, RR: respiratory rate, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, BUN: blood urea nitrogen, PT: prothrombin time, PTT: partial thromboplastin time, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase. Age and measurements shown are represented as mean (standard deviation [SD]), and one-way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. Gender, known medical conditions, and outcomes are represented as frequency (percentage within the CS subgroup); the statistical test used was the Chi-squared test

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      Table 2

      - Medical management, mechanical supportive treatment, and interventions for cardiogenic shock patients.

      VariablesAllIschemic CSNon-ischemic CSPost-operative CSP-value
      Dopamine94 (50.0)61 (51.7)31 (48.4)2 (33.3)0.707
      Dobutamine67 (35.6)46 (39.0)19 (29.7)2 (33.3)0.433
      Norepinephrine100 (53.2)65 (55.1)32 (50.0)3 (50.0)0.790
      Epinephrine83 (44.1)56 (47.5)25 (39.1)2 (33.3)0.528
      Digoxin24 (12.8)9 (7.6)13 (20.3)2 (33.3)0.011
      Thrombolysis13 (6.9)12 (92.3)1 (7.7)0 (0.0)0.097
      IV Antiplatelet32 (17.0)17 (14.4)15 (23.4)0 (0.0)0.197
      Oral Antiplatelet164 (87.2)112 (94.9)47 (73.4)5 (83.3)0.000
      IV Anticoagulant153 (81.4)103 (87.3)47 (73.4)3 (50.0)0.008
      Oral Anticoagulant19 (10.1)11 (9.3)6 (9.4)2 (33.3)0.197
      IABP37 (19.7)36 (30.5)0 (0.0)1 (16.7)0.000
      Mechanical ventilation115 (61.2)78 (66.1)35 (54.7)2 (33.3)0.122
      PCI53 (28.3)51 (43.2)1 (1.6)1 (16.7)0.000
      CABG20 (10.6)15 (12.7)3 (4.7)2 (33.3)0.044

      CS: cardiogenic shock, IV: intravenous, IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting. Data are represented as frequency (percentage within the CS subgroup), statistical test used was Chi-squared test

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        Table 3

        - Binary logistic regression model for prediction of in-hospital mortality.

        VariablesOdds ratio95% CIP-value
        Age1.0260.985–1.0700.219
        Gender0.4440.138–1.4330.175
        Diabetes mellitus0.5890.151–2.3030.447
        Hypertension2.0520.576–7.3060.267
        Pulmonary disease0.3240.086–1.2220.096
        Renal disease1.0000.292–3.4251.000
        Heart failure1.0090.280–3.6290.990
        Arrhythmia1.2300.265–5.6990.791
        Valvular disorder0.2580.070–0.9540.042
        Dopamine4.3461.068–17.6750.040
        Dobutamine0.1230.029–0.5150.004
        Norepinephrine0.3440.078–1.5150.158
        Epinephrine16.2162.987–88.0440.001
        Digoxin0.2770.054–0.9590.044
        Thrombolysis0.3280.027–3.9620.381
        IV antiplatelet0.9690.234–4.0130.965
        Oral antiplatelet0.0940.007–1.1800.067
        IV anticoagulant1.1250.290–4.3700.864
        Oral anticoagulant1.3000.228–7.4160.768
        Mechanical ventilation2.5050.728–8.6200.145
        IABP1.2200.138–10.8100.858
        PCI1.3240.180–9.7200.782

        IV: intravenous, IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump, PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention, CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting, CI: confidence interval

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