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ReviewCureus2022

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

Nabeeha Khalid, Pragnesh D Patel, Rahmah Alghareeb, Afshan Hussain, Marvi V Maheshwari

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Review in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Evaluation and Management of Sepsis in Pulmonary Hypertension.Journal of intensive care medicine · 2025
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  12. Septic Cardiomyopathy.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 5 countries.

Nabeeha KhalidCardiology, Omar Hospital and Cardiac Centre, Lahore, PAK.
Pragnesh D PatelResearch, St. George's University School of Medicine, St. George's, GRD.
Rahmah AlghareebCollege of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IRQ.
Afshan HussainResearch, Dow Medical College and Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Karachi, PAK.
Marvi V MaheshwariResearch, Our Lady of Fatima University College of Medicine, Valenzuela, PHL.
Dow University of Health Sciences · PKCivil Hospital Karachi · PKOur Lady of Fatima University · PHSt. George's School · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 remains an avenue to be explored with regard to underlying pathophysiology and definite treatment guidelines. This article has compiled various studies to explain the possible mechanisms involved in the development of septic cardiomyopathy and the existing diagnostic criteria including radiological and laboratory tests to assess septic cardiomyopathy. Furthermore, the article highlights management options currently available for physicians dealing with myocardial dysfunction secondary to sepsis.

Indexed as

cardiomyopathyechocardiographyinfectionmyocardial dysfunctionsepsisseptic shock

Identifiers

PMID35891864
PMCPMC9306401
OpenAlexW4283257833

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Registered trials

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