3. Abnormal function of the heart
Our heart is arguably one of the most important muscles in our system. It pumps blood between sixty to eighty times per minute, making sure our blood flows throughout our system, taking substances where they have to be. Blood carries all nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide, living cells, microorganisms, toxins and all elements that need to go from one place to another, as well as extraneous elements like drugs and germs. If the heart doesn’t work properly, the whole system will be negatively affected.
In the case of people with sepsis, the alterations in the circulatory system and the inflammation of organs could cause the heart to work abnormally. The most frequent heart pumping abnormality associated with sepsis is known as tachycardia, and is often perceived by the patient as the heart racing or pumping too fast inside their chest. A heartbeat over 90 beats per minute is typical of sepsis.