Septic cardiomyopathy: Fact or fiction?

Authors

• Alyssa Naimi, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Mario Rodriguez
• Yusuf K. Qadeer, Henry Ford HealthFollow
• Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk
• Muzamil Khawaja
• W H Wilson Tang
• Markus Strauss
• Chayakrit Krittanawong

Recommended Citation

Naimi A, Rodriguez M, Qadeer YK, Virk HUH, Khawaja M, Tang WHW, Strauss M, Krittanawong C. Septic cardiomyopathy: Fact or fiction? Am Heart J Plus. 2026;67:100807.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-1-2026

Publication Title

Am Heart J Plus

Abstract

UNLABELLED: Septic cardiomyopathy (SCM) represents a dynamic form of myocardial dysfunction occurring in the setting of sepsis. Unlike chronic ischemic or structural heart disease, SCM arises acutely due to a complex interplay of inflammatory, metabolic, endothelial, and microvascular mechanisms and often, though not always, demonstrates reversibility within days.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives include: proposing a broad definition and description of septic cardiomyopathy, providing a comprehensive literature review on current diagnostic and management options available for septic cardiomyopathy, and describing the limitations and gaps in this diagnosis and possible direction of future studies.

PubMed ID

42292688

Volume

67

First Page

100807

Last Page

100807