Acute cardiac care & resuscitation

Impact of Comorbidity Burden on Outcome in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis

Eur J Heart FailPublished Registry cohort study

Authors' conclusion

In this large real-world CS cohort, comorbidity burden was highly prevalent, varied across subtypes, and was independently associated with mortality.

Study context

Population
Cardiogenic shock patients (all-cause, AMI-CS and HF-CS), Cardiogenic Shock Working Group (CSWG) registry 2020–202426.5% AMI-CS, 53.6% HF-CS
Participants
6,815 patients
Exposure
Comorbidity burden in cardiogenic shock
Outcome
In-hospital mortality
Methodological detailsmulticentre
  • Multicentre

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

In-hospital mortality by comorbidity burden

1-3 comorbidities

AMI-CS
35.4%
HF-CS
19.6%

4-6 comorbidities

AMI-CS
39.6%
HF-CS
24.9%

≥7 comorbidities

AMI-CS
47.1%
HF-CS
27.5%

AMI-CS

1-3 comorbidities35.4%
4-6 comorbidities39.6%
≥7 comorbidities47.1%

HF-CS

1-3 comorbidities19.6%
4-6 comorbidities24.9%
≥7 comorbidities27.5%
High comorbidity burdenOdds ratio (95% CI)P value
AMI-CS, adjusted
1.51(1.02–2.23)
P = 0.037
HF-CS, adjusted
2.22(1.49–3.37)
P < 0.001

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Comorbidity prevalence

≥1 comorbidity
6087 (89.3%)
≥3 comorbidities
4390 (64.4%)

Comorbidity Risk Index for Cardiogenic Shock (COMRI-CS) score

In-hospital mortality increase per COMRI-CS point
≈5.5%

Original publication

Impact of Comorbidity Burden on Outcome in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: A Cardiogenic Shock Working Group analysis. Eur J Heart Fail. Published 16 September 2025. doi:10.1002/ejhf.70017

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