Summary: Sepsis induces both a systolic and diastolic cardiac dysfunction. The prevalence of this septic cardiomyopathy ranges between 30 and 60% according to the timing of assessment and definition used. Although the prognostic role of septic cardiomyopathy remains debated, sepsis-induced left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction may be severe and associated with tissue hypoperfusion, while it appears to...