Early myocardial damage (EMD) and valvular insufficiency result in impaired cardiac function after multiple trauma in pigs

Abstract One third of multiple trauma patients present abnormal echocardiographic (ECHO) findings. Therefore, ECHO diagnostic after trauma is indicated in case of hemodynamic instability, shock, after chest trauma and after cardiac arrest. 20 male pigs underwent multiple trauma. Blood samples were c...

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Main Authors: Birte Weber, Ina Lackner, Meike Baur, Florian Gebhard, Roman Pfeifer, Paolo Cinelli, Sascha Halvachizadeh, Michel Teuben, Hans-Christoph Pape, Armin Imhof, Miriam Lipiski, Nikola Cesarovic, Miriam Kalbitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80409-8