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Comment
. 2016 Aug;8(8):E829-32.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.07.66.

Heart rate reduction may be a major determinant of vascular tone in esmolol-treated septic shock patients-although still remains to be confirmed!

Antoine Kimmoun  1 , Chaoije Wei  2 , Bruno Levy  1 , Djillali Annane  3
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Heart rate reduction may be a major determinant of vascular tone in esmolol-treated septic shock patients-although still remains to be confirmed!

Antoine Kimmoun et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Antoine Kimmoun and Bruno Levy received a grant from Baxter for the Esmosepsis study (NCT02068287) and fees for consulting activity (Baxter and MSD). The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Pressure volume relationship during a preload reduction test. Ees, end elastance slope; Ea, Arterial elastance; SV, stroke volume.
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