The Effect of Sepsis on Myocardial Function: A Review of Pathophysiology, Diagnostic Criteria, and Treatment

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 6; p. e26178
• Main Authors: Khalid, Nabeeha, Patel, Pragnesh D, Alghareeb, Rahmah, Hussain, Afshan, Maheshwari, Marvi V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Palo Alto Cureus Inc 21.06.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Apoptosis; Cardiology; Cardiomyopathy; Cytokines; Ejection fraction; Free radicals; Heart failure; Hemodynamics; Hospital costs; Hypotension; Hypoxia; Infectious Disease; Internal Medicine; Medical diagnosis; Metabolism; Mortality; Nitric oxide; Observational studies; Pathophysiology; Sepsis; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF

Sepsis remains a worldwide challenge for physicians with many patients admitted to ICUs with septic shock. Septic shock management involves targeted treatment to control infections, reduce end-organ damage, and reverse the injury. Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction or septic cardiomyopathy remain...