Shock. Representative electrograms of the episodes obtained upon device interrogation. (A) Appropriate ICD shock due to VF, (B) inappropriate ICD shock due to atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. ICD: implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, VF: ventricular fibrillation, AMP: amplitude, HV: high voltage shock, AS: atrial sensing, STIM: stimulation (antitachycardia pacing).
Tachyarrhythmia Cycle Length in Appropriate versus Inappropriate Defibrillator Shocks in Brugada Syndrome, Early Repolarization Syndrome, or Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. Lee WS, Kim J, Kwon CH, Choi JH, Jo U, Kim YR, Nam GB, Choi KJ, Kim YH - Korean circulation journal (2016). Not Altered. CC.
Shock is a life-threatening manifestation of circulatory failure.
Types of shock include:
Hypovolemic shock
Septic shock
Cardiogenic shock
Neurogenic shock
Type of Shock
Clinical Examples
Principal Pathogenic Mechanisms
Cardiogenic
Myocardial infarction, Rupture of the Ventricular Wall, Arrythmia, Pulmonary Embolism, Cardiac Tamponade