Pharmacological and Mechanical Support Approaches in the Management of Acute Heart Failure in the Regional Network Model for the Management of Cardiogenic Shock

This is a multicenter observational study with both a retrospective and a prospective cohort. Study population will include all consecutive patients diagnosed with cardiogenic shock and admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit of the participating centers. For the patients enrolled at IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria di Bologna this study will involve a collaboration with UO Cardiologia. For the retrospective cohort, patients will be selected based on ICD9 discharge codes and included if they fulfill inclusion criteria after review of hospital charts. The retrospective cohort will serve as a historical comparison regarding epidemiology, treatment strategies and survival. Incidence and workload burden of CICU will be studied comparing the number of CS patients and the total number of admissions in the study period.