Cardiogenic shock (CS) represents a severe clinical syndrome characterized by systemic hypoperfusion and insufficient cardiac output due to primary cardiac dysfunction. Its mortality often exceeds 40%, of cases, being a highly complex cardiological condition. The etiology is multifactorial, with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) being the predominant cause, responsible for around 30% of cases. Other relevant conditions include acute decompensation of chronic heart failure and cases of acute myocardial dysfunction without a previous history of heart failure, as observed in myocarditis. […]