Clinical review: Myocardial depression in sepsis and septic shock
Myocardial dysfunction frequently accompanies severe sepsis and septic shock. Whereas myocardial depression was previously considered a preterminal event, it is now clear that cardiac dysfunction as evidenced by biventricular dilatation and reduced ejection fraction is present in most patients with...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2002
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC153435/ |