Mohammed Badr Mohammed <br/><br/>
Atrial ejection force and brain natiuretic peptide as markers for mortality in sepsis /  
 دراسة قوة الدفق الاذينى وهرمون المخ المدر للصوديوم (بي ان بي ) كدلالات الوفاة فى مرضى التسمم الدموى 
Mohammed Badr Mohammed ; Supervised Hesham Elaasr , Mervat Eldamarawy , Ashraf Wadee 
 - Cairo :   Mohammed Badr Mohammed ,   2013 
 - 260 P. :   charts , facsimiles ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine 
<br/><br/> Backrround : In early stages of septic shock impaired myocardial function plays an important prognostic role . Plasma BNP level may be a valuable prognostic factor for patients with sepsis . Assessment of diastolic function through measurement of the components of ventricular filling has largely neglected the vigor of atrial systole in part because this has been difficult to quantify 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>BNP  Left atrial function  Shock