Sepsis induced Myocardial Dysfunction
Dr. Ricardo Riveros (CA-2) presents a thorough review of Mechanisms of Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfuntion featured in the May 2007 Critical Care Medicine. This was a very difficult review of basic science as well as the mechanistic molecular biology of the cardiac dysfunction that occurs in septic patients with myocardial dysfunction. This article focuses on the intracellular pathways that are disrupted by sepsis hence leading to cell death, apoptosis. Dr. Riveros points out the animal models and patient studies used to study these mechanisms as well as their downfalls. A great resource for basic review of what goes wrong within the cell during sepsis. This is archived in the collection of Journal Club Presentations.
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