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ReviewMedizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin2012

[Septic shock and septic cardiomyopathy].

H Ebelt, K Werdan

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Review in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H EbeltUniversitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06097, Halle, Deutschland. henning.ebelt@medizin.uni-halle.de
K Werdan
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DEUniversity Hospital in Halle · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients suffering from septic shock often present with not only severe reduction of afterload induced by vasodilation but are also affected by sepsis-induced cardiac dysfunction. Elevated troponin levels, which are typically not caused by coronary ischemia, may indicate septic cardiomyopathy which is characterized both by altered systolic function as well as by disturbances in the regulation of heart rate and heart rate variability. The latter findings are based not only on the dysfunction of the autonomous nervous system but are also the result of the direct interaction of endotoxins with cardiac pacemaker cells. In order to quantify the extent of septic cardiomyopathy, cardiac output has to be considered in the light of the existing afterload, i.e., by the parameter 'afterload-related cardiac performance' (ACP). Therapy of septic shock (and thereby septic cardiomyopathy) is based on the well-known causative, supportive, and adjunctive strategies. Stabilization of cardiac function is assured by volume resuscitation (including blood transfusion) and inotropic support (dobutamine). Further specific therapeutic approaches have not yet been established.

Indexed as

Intensive Care UnitsAPACHEAutonomic Nervous System DiseasesCardiac Output, LowCardiomyopathiesEndotoxinsFluid TherapyGuideline AdherenceHeart RateHemodynamicsHumansMonitoring, PhysiologicMultiple Organ FailurePrognosisShock, SepticTroponinEndotoxinsTroponin

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PMID22349474
OpenAlexW3048701248

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