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Echocardiographic endpoints included LVEF, left ventricular mass index (a marker of left ventricular hypertrophy), mean interventricular septal thickness, and mitral inflow parameters (lateral E/E′, isovolumic relaxation time) measured via Doppler echocardiography.

Background: Plasma level of B-type natriuretic peptide is a sensitive marker of left ventricular dysfunction and the level is markedly elevated in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

However, Nt-proBNP, a marker of left ventricular function, was not correlated with infarct size, which might be explained by stunning of potentially vital myocardium.

The average peak-to-peak distance and maximum velocity over the six consecutive systolic cycles were used to measure heart rate and peak velocity, with the latter being a marker of left ventricular contractility [14].

Indeed, miR146a and miR147b could be considered as marker of left colon tumors with good specificity and sensitivity.

The aim of the present study was thus to evaluate the reliability of CFI as a marker of left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with cardiogenic shock.

SvO2 is a valuable and rapid marker of left-to-right shunt, and in presence of abnormally high values an echo study may confirm the presence of the shunt.

Left atrial volume and surrogate markers of left ventricular filling pressure (E/e′) at rest.

The PiCCO parameters CFI and GEF have previously been shown to be reliable markers of left ventricular function when compared with echocardiographic assessments [ 27] and left ventricular dP/dt max [ 44].

Secondly, several of the parameters are surrogate markers of left atrial pressure, which may not increase acutely in the setting of impaired myocardial relaxation, particularly in sepsis where cardiac dysfunction may exist in the absence of raised filling pressures.

Plasma natriuretic peptides are biochemical markers of left ventricular dysfunction.