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Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve the detection of left ventricular impairment compared to conventional echocardiography in patients with septic shock?
Does speckle tracking echocardiography improve the detection of left ventricular impairment compared to conventional echocardiography in patients with septic shock?
Speckle tracking echocardiography is a useful tool for diagnosing and monitoring sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction that may be missed by conventional echocardiography.
Speckle tracking may detect reversible LV impairment in septic shock missed by conventional echo; hypothesis-generating before clinical adoption.
Speckle tracking echocardiography can detect significant left ventricular impairment in patients with septic shock, which was not otherwise detectable by conventional echocardiography. The reversible nature of myocardial dysfunction in sepsis was also demonstrable. This echocardiographic technique is useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction.
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