Comparison between H-FABP & troponin i as outcome predictors in sepsis and sepsis-related LV dysfunction
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Methods Fifty ICU patients (pts.) with sepsis were enrolled in this study. All pts. were subjected to APACHE II score as a clinical scoring system on admission and every 24 h during the ICU stay. All pts. were also investigated for the serum levels of both H-FABP and Troponin I during the first 24 h after admission. Using modified Simpson ́s method, echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), LV end-systolic volume (LVESV) and LV % ejection fraction (%EF) were calculated on admission and after 24 h.
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