Myocardial Work in Septic Shock Patients

Myocardial work (MW) is emerging as an alternative tool for studying LV myocardial systolic function, because it incorporates both deformation and load into its analysis. In this context, MW could be considered as an advancement of myocardial strain, allowing to investigate LV performance also in cases of changes in afterload that could lead to misleading conclusions if relying only on strain analysis. This parameter will be evaluated by using an echographer equipped with a specific software for the analysis (Ecog Vivid E95 Ultra GE®)