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The critical acute pancreatitis (CAP) has recently emerged as the most severe acute pancreatitis. The shock is a complex pathophysiological process that often results in multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS) and death. The MODS, though newly described, was observed in intensive care unit (ICU) patients for several decades. However, the cardiogenic shock-related acute pancreatitis is a rare event.

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Lucas Filipa has completed her Medicine Master degree at the age of 26 years from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is now working as a physician at the Cascais Hospital, Portugal, where she started her Internal Medicine internship last January. Her master thesis was about "The impact of tobacco and its components on the cervix cancer".

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