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• Crit Ultrasound J · Jan 2012

  Diastolic dysfunction and mortality in early severe sepsis and septic shock: a prospective, observational echocardiography study.

  ⋯ LV diastolic dysfunction is common in septic patients. Grade I diastolic dysfunction, but not grades II and III, was associated with increased mortality. This finding may reflect inadequate fluid resuscitation in early sepsis despite an elevated CVP, suggesting a possible role for TTE in sepsis resuscitation.

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