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[Myocardial dysfunction in sepsis--diagnostics and therapy].

J Maláska1, M Slezák, K Muriová

  • 1Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny Lékarské fakulty MU a FN Brno. jmalaska@fnbrno.cz

Vnitrni Lekarstvi
|April 17, 2010
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Summary
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Severe sepsis often causes myocardial dysfunction, even with normal echocardiograms, indicated by elevated cardiac biomarkers. Early diagnosis and novel treatments like levosimendan are crucial for managing septic myocardial injury.

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Area of Science:

  • Critical care medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Biochemistry

Context:

  • Severe sepsis frequently leads to myocardial dysfunction, affecting up to two-thirds of patients.
  • Even with normal echocardiography, myocardial injury is detectable via elevated troponins and natriuretic peptides.
  • These biomarkers hold significant prognostic value for septic patient morbidity and mortality.

Purpose:

  • To highlight the prevalence and significance of myocardial injury in severe sepsis.
  • To discuss the diagnostic challenges and prognostic implications of septic myocardial injury.
  • To explore emerging therapeutic strategies, including levosimendan, for managing septic myocardial dysfunction.

Summary:

  • Septic myocardial injury is common and prognostically important, often present even with normal cardiac function on echocardiography.
  • Elevated serum troponins and natriuretic peptides are key indicators of this "occult" myocardial injury.
  • Therapeutic interventions should target low cardiac output states, with levosimendan showing promise as an alternative to traditional inotropes.

Impact:

  • Improved early diagnostics and prognostic assessment for septic myocardial dysfunction (SMD).
  • Informed therapeutic strategies, moving beyond detrimental classical inotropes.
  • Enhanced understanding of SMD's role in sepsis, benefiting critical care and cardiology clinicians.