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Well, the original shock trial published by Judy Hockman and colleagues in 1999 looked at definitions of hypotension or hypoperfusion noted at that time to be cool extremities, oliguria and tachycardia.
The classic teaching we all learned in med school that AMI shock associated with an acute ischemic insult leading to hypotension followed by hyperperfusion and congestion is a later finding is reversed 180 degrees with acute or chronic heart failure shock presenting with congestion.
On the other hand hypotension or low blood pressure can be a serious and life-threatening problem if not treated.