Is heart faliure the same thing as cardiogenic shock?

Degree of severity: CHF means inability of the heart to meet the necessary blood supply to the body and results in fluid congestion due to inadequate forward flow of blood from the heart and build up of back pressure. Cardiogenic shock is an extreme form of CHF where the blood flow from the heart is so poor it results in low blood pressure and damage to multiple organs from lack of blood supply (hence lack of o2.