Open AccessSerum Levels of Branched Chain Amino Acids Predict Duration of Cardiovascular Organ Failure in Septic Shock
Author(s) -
Michael A. Puskarich,
Cora McHugh,
Thomas L. Flott,
Alla Karnovsky,
Alan E. Jones,
Kathleen A. Stringer,
Race Trial Investigators
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0000000000001687
Subject(s) - septic shock , shock (circulatory) , medicine , duration (music) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , sepsis , physics , acoustics
Sepsis shifts cardiac metabolic fuel preference and this disruption may have implications for cardiovascular function. A greater understanding of the role of metabolism in the development and persistence of cardiovascular failure in sepsis could serve to identify novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches.