Myocardial effects of angiotensin II compared to norepinephrine in an animal model of septic shock

Abstract Background Angiotensin II is one of the vasopressors available for use in septic shock. However, its effects on the septic myocardium remain unclear. The aim of the study was to compare the effects of angiotensin II and norepinephrine on cardiac function and myocardial oxygen consumption, i...

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Main Authors: Bruno Garcia, Fuhong Su, Laurence Dewachter, Raphaël Favory, Amina Khaldi, Alexander Moiroux-Sahraoui, Filippo Annoni, Francisco Vasques-Nóvoa, Estela Rocha-Oliveira, Roberto Roncon-Albuquerque, Geraldine Hubesch, Hassane Njimi, Jean-Louis Vincent, Fabio S. Taccone, Jacques Creteur, Antoine Herpain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Critical Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-022-04161-3