[Diagnostic value of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein combined with echocardiography in sepsis with cardiac insufficiency].

Objective: To observe the value of heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) and echocardiographic indexes in the diagnosis of cardiac insufficiency in sepsis.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted. Eighty patients with sepsis admitted to the department of critical care medicine of the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shihezi University from October 2016 to January 2018 were enrolled.