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Sepsis and myocardial depression in a young woman.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15945533     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Severe sepsis may be associated with depression of myocardial function, attributed to various inflammatory mediators. Myocardial dysfunction in sepsis is characterized by biventricular failure and complicates usual therapy with high-volume fluid resuscitation and vasopressors. However, in patients who survive septic shock, myocardial dysfunction can improve rapidly. We describe a young woman with septic shock due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, complicated by severe but reversible biventricular dysfunction.
Authors:
Mir Rauf Subla; S Anjum Khan; Deepti Behl; Steve G Peters
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Mayo Clinic proceedings. Mayo Clinic     Volume:  80     ISSN:  0025-6196     ISO Abbreviation:  Mayo Clin. Proc.     Publication Date:  2005 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-06-10     Completed Date:  2005-06-21     Revised Date:  2007-10-29    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0405543     Medline TA:  Mayo Clin Proc     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  810-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications*,  diagnosis,  physiopathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Pneumococcal Infections / complications*,  diagnosis,  microbiology
Radiography, Thoracic
Sepsis / complications*,  diagnosis,  microbiology
Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification
Stroke Volume

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