SCAI clinical expert consensus statement on the classification of cardiogenic shock: This document was endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in April 2019.
David A BaranCindy L GrinesSteven BaileyDaniel BurkhoffShelley A HallTimothy D HenrySteven M HollenbergNavin K KapurWilliam O'NeillJoseph P OrnatoKelly StellingHolger ThieleSean van DiepenSrihari S NaiduPublished in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
This proposed classification system is simple, clinically applicable across the care spectrum from pre-hospital providers to intensive care staff but will require future validation studies to assess its utility and potential prognostic implications.