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Myocardial function in septic sheep

P Krösl1, J Pretorius, H Redl

  • 1Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna, Austria.

Summary

This study in sheep found that while early heart function in sepsis may be masked, contractility significantly decreases after 4 hours. Compensatory mechanisms may mask myocardial depression in sublethal sepsis models.

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