It has been known for 50 years that transaminase activity increases in patients with acute
myocardial infarction. With the development of creatine kinase (CK), biomarkers of cardiac …

Neisseria meningitidis is remarkable for the diversity of interactions that the bacterium has
with the human host, ranging from asymptomatic nasopharyngeal colonisation affecting …

Importance The global patterns and distribution of case-fatality rates (CFRs) in pediatric
severe sepsis and septic shock remain poorly described. Objective We performed a …

Objectives: The American College of Critical Care Medicine provided 2002 and 2007
guidelines for hemodynamic support of newborn and pediatric septic shock. Provide the …

Background: The Institute of Medicine calls for the use of clinical guidelines and practice
parameters to promote “best practices” and to improve patient outcomes. Objective: 2007 …

Brain natriuretic peptide: A marker of myocardial dysfunctio... : Critical Care Medicine Brain
natriuretic peptide: A marker of myocardial dysfunction and prognosis during severe sepsis …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine myocardial injury in patients with
septic shock by measuring serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), to evaluate relationship between …

Object. Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with
electrocardiographic abnormalities, regional or focal wall-motion abnormalities on …

Because no bedside method is currently available to evaluate myocardial contractility
independent of loading conditions, a biological marker that could detect myocardial …

Introduction Myocardial injury is frequently unrecognized in intensive care unit (ICU)
patients. Cardiac troponin I (cTnI), a surrogate of myocardial injury, has been shown to …