Acute cardiac care & resuscitationResearch article

Management and Outcomes of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Stage B Cardiogenic Shock

Circ Heart FailPublished

  • Multivariable analysis and mixed-effects regression models
  • 6-hospital system

Authors' conclusion

Among patients with SCAI stage B cardiogenic shock, a quarter of the population experienced clinical deterioration. Acute kidney injury and diuretic resistance in the preceding 24 hours were independently predictive of developing the primary end point.

Study context

Population
Adult patients (≥18 years) admitted to the medical, intermediate, and critical care units who developed SCAI stage B cardiogenic shock, 2017 to 2022patients who developed SCAI stage B cardiogenic shock
Participants
500 patients
Comparison
Deterioration cohort vs those who recovered
  • deterioration cohortn = 135
Outcome
Composite of:
  • Transfer to a higher level of care
  • SCAI stage escalation
  • In-hospital mortality

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Primary composite end point noted in patients

135

Further findings

Pre-outcome characteristics

renal injury

hepatic injury

fluid balance deterioration cohort −0.30 L · those who recovered −0.68 L

diuretic resistance

  • Pre-outcome characteristics: diuretic resistance P <0.001

Etiologies

heart failure
37%
arrhythmia
23%
acute myocardial infarction
13%

Pre-outcome characteristics

Lower blood pressures in the deterioration cohort

Predictors of clinical deterioration

acute kidney injury adjusted odds ratio (95% CI, 1.11-4.22); P =0.02
2.17
diuretic resistance adjusted odds ratio (95% CI, 2.61-34.89); P =0.001
9.55
  • multivariable analysis

Isolated hypotension vs isolated hypoperfusion

Patients with isolated hypotension had worse outcomes compared with those with isolated hypoperfusion

Original publication

Management and Outcomes of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Stage B Cardiogenic Shock. Circ Heart Fail. Published 19 February 2026. doi:10.1161/circheartfailure.125.013814

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it