Figure 3.

A: A 12-lead electrocardiograms in Case 3. B: Changes in the parameters of the left ventricular structure and function as assessed by a transthoracic echocardiogram. C: Clinical course. D: Cytokine expressions. E: CRP levels. LVPWTd: left ventricular posterior wall thickness at diastole, LVIDd: left ventricular diastolic internal dimension, LVIDs: left ventricular systolic internal dimension, LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction, PE: pericardial effusion, PMX: polymyxin B hemoperfusion, CHDF: continuous hemodiafiltration, TM: thrombomodulin, NrAd: noradrenalin, CMX: cefmenoxime, MEPM: meropenem, LZD: linezorid, MINO: minocycline