Myocardial Edema: an Overlooked Mechanism of Septic Cardiomyopathy?
2019; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 53; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/shk.0000000000001395
ISSN1540-0514
AutoresFrancisco Vasques‐Nóvoa, Tiago L. Laundos, António J. Madureira, Nuno Bettencourt, José Pedro L. Nunes, Fátima Carneiro, José Artur Paiva, Perpétua Pinto‐do‐Ó, Diana S. Nascimento, Adelino Leite‐Moreira, Roberto Roncon‐Albuquerque,
Tópico(s)Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
ResumoABSTRACT Septic cardiomyopathy is an increasingly relevant topic in clinical management of septic shock. However, pathophysiological mechanisms and long-term consequences of sepsis-induced myocardial injury are still poorly understood. Herein, new clinical and histological evidence is provided suggesting an association of myocardial edema formation with tissue injury and subsequent remodeling in septic shock patients. This preliminary data supports myocardial edema as a potentially relevant and largely unexplored mechanism of human septic cardiomyopathy.
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