Key result
Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy characterization currently relies on limited conceptual models, highlighting a need for improved hemodynamic assessment of the heart's intrinsic contractile function.
Population
Patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, and animal models of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC)
Design
Review
Authors
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Assessment of sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy remains imprecise; leaves open validated hemodynamic metrics for clinical and research use.
This review highlights the conceptual background, physiologic mechanisms, and limitations in characterizing sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy, emphasizing the need for better hemodynamic assessment of intrinsic contractile function.
Zaky et al. (2013) conducted a review in Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy. Sepsis-induced cardiomyopathy characterization currently relies on limited conceptual models, highlighting a need for improved hemodynamic assessment of the heart's intrinsic contractile function.
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