Patients in distributive shock appear to have a lower risk for atrial fibrillation when vasopressin is added to catecholamine vasopressors, but its effect on other outcomes are mixed, according to a ...

One in eight patients hospitalized with COVID-19 develop some form of shock, according to the American Heart Association’s COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry. And regardless of whether the shock ...

Interim data found adding PHP/Hemoximer to vasopressor therapy increased number of deaths. A Phase III trial evaluating Curacyte’s Nitric Oxide (NO) scavenger pyridoxalated hemoglobin polyoxyethylene ...

Giapreza, a vasoconstrictor, increases blood pressure through increased aldosterone release La Jolla Pharmaceutical announced the availability of Giapreza (angiotesin II) injection for intravenous (IV ...

Physiologic shock is when you don’t have enough blood to support your organs and tissues. Psychologic shock is usually related to trauma. What is shock? The term “shock” may refer to a psychologic or ...

Nearly two-thirds of patients with acute MI complicated by cardiogenic shock have some form of noncardiac organ failure and this complication is on the rise, according to the results of a new study.

When you think of shock, you might think of the sudden response people have from surprising emotional stress. The medical disorder shock is actually a condition where your blood is not getting to your ...