Pathophysiology, echocardiographic evaluation, biomarker findings, and prognostic implications of septic cardiomyopathy: a review of the literature

RR Ehrman, AN Sullivan, MJ Favot, RL Sherwin… - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Background Sepsis is a common condition encountered by emergency and critical care
physicians, with significant costs, both economic and human. Myocardial dysfunction in …

Left ventricular systolic function evaluated by strain echocardiography and relationship with mortality in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review …

F Sanfilippo, C Corredor, N Fletcher, L Tritapepe… - Critical Care, 2018 - Springer
Background Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction is associated with poor outcomes, but
traditional measurements of systolic function such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) …

Tissue Doppler assessment of diastolic function and relationship with mortality in critically ill septic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Sanfilippo, C Corredor, A Arcadipane… - BJA: British Journal …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Myocardial dysfunction may contribute to circulatory failure in sepsis. There is
growing evidence of an association between left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) …

Severe pneumococcal pneumonia causes acute cardiac toxicity and subsequent cardiac remodeling

LF Reyes, MI Restrepo, CA Hinojosa… - American Journal of …, 2017 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Up to one-third of patients hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia
experience major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during or after pneumonia. In mice …

Feasibility and discriminatory value of tissue motion annular displacement in sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy: a single-center retrospective observational study

J Song, Y Yao, S Lin, Y He, D Zhu, M Zhong - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Background There is no formal diagnostic criterion for sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy
(SICM), but left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)< 50% was the most commonly used …

The influence of esmolol on septic shock and sepsis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies

P Liu, Q Wu, Y Tang, Z Zhou, M Feng - The American journal of emergency …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Esmolol may have some potential in treating septic shock and sepsis. However,
the results remain controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

Longitudinal wall fractional shortening: an M-mode index based on mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) that correlates and predicts left ventricular …

SJ Huang, I Ting, AM Huang, M Slama, AS McLean - Critical Care, 2017 - Springer
Background Left ventricular longitudinal strain (LVLS) is a modern measurement for LV
function. However, strain measurement is often difficult in critically ill patients. We sought to …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality in patients with septic cardiomyopathy identified by longitudinal strain by speckle tracking echocardiography: An updated systematic review and meta …

A Pruszczyk, M Zawadka, P Andruszkiewicz… - … Critical Care & Pain …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Septic cardiomyopathy is associated with poor outcomes but its definition
remains unclear. In a previous meta-analysis, left ventricular (LV) longitudinal strain (LS) …

Echocardiography in a critical care unit: a contemporary review

M Mohsin, MU Farooq, W Akhtar… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Echocardiography is a rapid, noninvasive, and complete cardiac assessment
tool for patients with hemodynamic instability. Relevant articles were extracted after …

Association between left ventricular systolic function parameters and myocardial injury, organ failure and mortality in patients with septic shock

PJ Blixt, M Nguyen, B Cholley, F Hammarskjöld… - Annals of Intensive …, 2024 - Springer
Background Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is inconsistently associated with poor
outcomes in patients with sepsis. Newer parameters such as LV longitudinal strain (LVLS) …