CARDIOGENIC SHOCK


Meaning of CARDIOGENIC SHOCK in English

a type of shock caused by decreased cardiac output despite adequate blood volume, owing to a disease of the heart itself, as myocardial infarction, or any other factor that interferes with the filling or emptying of the heart. Cf. hypovolemic shock .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .