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The prevalence of critically ill patients admitted with cardiovascular-related diseases is increasing despite a decrease in the mortality related to this cohort of patients. Moreover, critically ill patients admitted with other organ dysfunctions can suffer from cardiovascular-related complications due to the unique nature of the cardiovascular system’s synergy and overlap with another organ dysfunction. Therefore, the care of critically ill patients with cardiovascular problems is delicate because the threshold for decompensation is lower as their physiological reserve is easily compromised which leads to a mismatch in oxygen supply and demand as well as energy expenditure. Hence, cardiac output can be affected leading to impaired oxygen delivery to different organs and tissues resulting in potential tissue hypoxia, multi-organ dysfunction as well as failure.
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Zaher, A., Martínez Martínez, M., Bennett, V. (2023). Principles and Management of Rhythm Disturbances: Overview of Cardiac Arrest. In: Pérez-Torres, D., Martínez-Martínez, M., Schaller, S.J. (eds) Best 2022 Clinical Cases in Intensive Care Medicine. Lessons from the ICU. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36398-6_29
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