Serial changes in right ventricular ejection fraction and end-diastolic volume index during septic shock in humans CourtOlivier KumarAseem E ParrilloJoseph KumarAnand 2011 <p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Clinical review: Myocardial depression in sepsis and septic shock"</p><p>Critical Care 2002;6(6):500-508.</p><p>Published online 12 Sep 2002</p><p>PMCID:PMC153435.</p><p>Copyright © 2002 BioMed Central Ltd</p> Mean initial and final right ventricular ejection fractions for survivors (closed circles, < 0.001) and nonsurvivors (open circles, < 0.001). Mean initial and final right ventricular end-diastolic volume index for survivors (closed circles, < 0.05) and nonsurvivors (open circles, = not significant). The right ventricle, similar to the left ventricle, undergoes dilation with a drop in ejection fraction with the acute onset of septic shock. In 7–10 days, right ventricular dilation and decreased ejection fraction revert to normal in survivors. Data from []; adapted with permission [].