CharacterisatiON of carDiac funCTion in Intensive Care Unit Survivors of Sepsis.

Cardiac dysfunction is common following hospital admission with sepsis and one of the most frequent causes for readmissions to hospital, however underlying mechanisms by which this might occur are unclear. The CONDUCT-ICU investigators will conduct a pilot, cohort study, characterizing cardiac function in ICU survivors of sepsis using a combination of CMR imaging, biomarkers and patient reported outcome measures to investigate mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction following sepsis. Comparisons will be made to that of the general population.