Cardiac Function in Severe Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Patients

Speckle Tracking Assessment of Cardiac Function in Severe Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Impact on Neurologic Outcome (SPLASH)

Cardiac dysfunction can occur in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and might impact patient's neurologic outcome Condition Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage World Neurosurgeon Federation Score ≥ III

Trans-thoracic echocardiography on day 1, day 3 and day 7 Speckle-Tracking of echocardiographic loops by a cardiologist blinded to the patient's management and outcome

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
• World Neurosurgeon Federation Score ≥ III
• Written information to next-of-kin and patients when possible

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure with NYHA ≥ 2, major heart surgery
• Lack of acoustic window to perform trans-thoracic echocardiography