Abstract:Objective To investigate dynamic changes of diastolic and systolic functions of cardiac and myocardial injury markers in patients with sepsis and risk factors which could affect prognosis. Methods Totally 70 patients with sepsis were divided into survival group and death group according to 28-day mortality. Patients in ICU underwent echocardiogram to measure velocities of early diastolic filling wave (E), late filling wave (A) and early diastolic velocity of the mitral annulus (e’) on the 1st day and 3rd day. E/e’ and E/A were used to evaluate left ventricular diastolic function. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured as evaluation index of left ventricular systolic function on the 1st day and 3rd day, meanwhile levels of cardiac troponin (cTnI) and creatine kinase isoenzyme (CK-MB) were monitored. Logistic regression was used to analysis risk factors which could affect prognosis. Results Compared with data on the 1st day, E/e’ increased and LVEF decreased on the 3rd day in both groups (P < 0.05). Compared with survival group, E/e’ is higher on the 1st day and 3rd day in death group (P < 0.05); in addition, the levels of cTnI and CK-MB on the 3rd day were higher than those on the 1st day (P < 0.05), and the levels of cTnI on the 3rd day in the death group were higher than those in the survival group (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that E/e’ (Ol ^ R=1.534, (95% CI: 1.116, 1.982), P = 0.003) and cTnI (Ol ^ R =1.120, (95% CI: 0.907, 1.432), P = 0.039) were risk factors which could affect prognosis of sepsis. Conclusions Dynamic changes of cardiac systolic, diastolic function and myocardial injury are found in patients with sepsis. Cardiac function and myocardial injury are significantly aggravated in patients with high risk of death. E/e’ and cTnI have predictive value which could be beneficial to evaluate the prognosis of patients with sepsis.