Afterload-related cardiac performance is a powerful hemodynamic predictor of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure

• Main Authors: Yihang Wu (Author), Pengchao Tian (Author), Lin Liang (Author), Yuyi Chen (Author), Jiayu Feng (Author), Boping Huang (Author), Liyan Huang (Author), Xuemei Zhao (Author), Jing Wang (Author), Jingyuan Guan (Author), Xinqing Li (Author), Yuhui Zhang (Author), Jian Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Afterload-related cardiac performance (ACP), a diagnostic parameter for septic cardiomyopathy, integrates both cardiac performance and vascular effects and could predict prognosis in septic shock. Objectives: We hypothesized that ACP would also correlate with clinical outcomes in patient...