Acute cardiac care & resuscitationCohort study
Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Cardiogenic Shock
- Prospective cohort study
- 2 hospitals
Authors' conclusion
Survivors of CS experienced high rates of functional limitations through 3 months, with pain and impaired mobility particularly prevalent. Patient-reported HRQoL was below population norms and significantly associated with functional status.
Study context
- Population
- Survivors of SCAI Stage C or greater cardiogenic shock, 2 hospitals, December 2023 to August 2024118 completed 3-month follow-up
- Participants
- 141 survivors
- Outcome
- Functional disability (modified Rankin Scale ≥2)
- Follow-up
- 3-month follow-up
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Functional disability (mRS ≥2) · 3 months
Functional disability at 3 months
46%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Functional disability at discharge
- Functional disability at discharge
- 66%
EQ-5D problems reported · 3 months
- Pain
- 67%
- Mobility limitations
- 48%
- Anxiety/depression
- 35%
- Self-care problems
- 18%
EQ-5D Index Score · 3 months
- Median EQ-5D Index Score (Q1-Q3: 0.69-0.94)
- 0.84
- US population median, age 55-64 years
- 0.94
Correlation of functional status with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) · 3 months
- Inverse correlation, r
- −0.68
- P
- P < 0.001
Original publication
Functional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Survivors of Cardiogenic Shock. JACC Heart Fail. Published 18 July 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jchf.2026.103229
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it