Published in:
01-02-2004 | Poster presentation
Heart dysfunction and heart rate variability prognoses in sepsis
Authors:
F Soriano, A Nogueira, S Cappi, M Lins, W Hoshino, L Gonzaga
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2004
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Excerpt
Sepsis is a leading cause of mortality in intensive care units (ICUs). Septic patients have better prognoses when multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is not present. Regarding the heart, the variability of the R-R interval (HRV) also depends on the coupling between the heart and other organs; sepsis may be a readily available tool for evaluation of nonlinear dynamic relationships among organ and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome development. We conducted a prospective study to analyze HRV, hemodynamic, ecocardigraphic, and serum cardiac markers (troponin and creatin phosphate kinase), and to evaluate its possible relation with outcome. …
