Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients Acutely Managed for Cardiogenic Shock (ENIGMA)

This is a prospective and retrospective multicentre study conducted under the scientific coordination of the IRCCS Fondazione Don Gnocchi and funded by the Italian Ministry of Health (PNRR-MCNT2-2023-12377767). Using the Altshock registry, the largest multicentre Cardiogenic Shock (CS) registry in Italy, which currently has registered more than 1,000 CS patients across Italy, we will recruit patients to: (1) provide a granular assessment of post-acute phase programmes, patients' functional disability, return to work and quality of life, including specific reference to gender; (2) implement specific pathways of care in the post-acute phase; (3) provide a multidimensional assessment, thus validating an innovative model in comparison with the traditional pathway, defining the potential benefits to and impact on economic efficiency and the general sustainability of this therapeutic trajectory.

Inclusion Criteria: • All consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of Cardiogenic Shock. Exclusion Criteria: • Refusal to give informed consent.