Impact of heart failure on outcomes in patients with sepsis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Heart failure (HF) often affects the progress of sepsis patients, although its impact on outcomes is inconsistent and inconclusive.

Aim: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of HF on mortality in patients with sepsis.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched to compare the outcomes of sepsis patients with HF.