cardiogenic
adjective
car·dio·gen·ic
ˌkär-dē-ō-ˈje-nik 
: originating in the heart : caused by a cardiac condition
cardiogenic shock
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Congestive heart failure was the most common complication, occurring in 36 percent of people, followed by atrial fibrillation (21 percent), cardiogenic shock (7 percent), stroke (5 percent), and heart attack (3 percent).
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2025
During cardiogenic shock, the heart stops pumping adequate blood supply to the organs.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
What This Means For You Research shows that heart disease may affect cognitive function, even leading to cardiogenic dementia.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
The trial, which took 10 years to enroll, followed 355 patients for 180 days in Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom who came into the hospital with a heart attack and dangerously low blood flow, known as cardiogenic shock.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 7 Apr. 2024
The meeting came months after Neuenschwander went to the hospital in late October in cardiogenic shock.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Additionally, in rare circumstances, myocarditis can lead to heart failure and cardiogenic shock -- another condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs -- even in otherwise healthy patients.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Choking, for example, or a potent toxin or cardiogenic shock, where the heart is too damaged to function — these things require fast action.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
The treatment caused Paxton to suffer excessive bleeding, cardiogenic shock and a compromised coronary artery, the suit alleged.
—NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 May 2025
During cardiogenic shock, the heart stops pumping adequate blood supply to the organs.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
What This Means For You Research shows that heart disease may affect cognitive function, even leading to cardiogenic dementia.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 14 May 2024
The trial, which took 10 years to enroll, followed 355 patients for 180 days in Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom who came into the hospital with a heart attack and dangerously low blood flow, known as cardiogenic shock.
—Lizzy Lawrence, STAT, 7 Apr. 2024
The meeting came months after Neuenschwander went to the hospital in late October in cardiogenic shock.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
Additionally, in rare circumstances, myocarditis can lead to heart failure and cardiogenic shock -- another condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs -- even in otherwise healthy patients.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Choking, for example, or a potent toxin or cardiogenic shock, where the heart is too damaged to function — these things require fast action.
—Erik Vance, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2014
The treatment caused Paxton to suffer excessive bleeding, cardiogenic shock and a compromised coronary artery, the suit alleged.
—NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
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“Cardiogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiogenic. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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