Unilateral changes of sympathetic tone to the heart impair left ventricular function

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 262-271

  Schlack, W ^a   Thamer V ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthetic techniques: cervicothoracic sympathetic block (stellate ganglion block); Dog; Heart, diastole: diastolic left ventricular function; Heart, myocardial performance: left ventricular function; Heart, sympathetic innervation; Isovolumic relaxation; Myocardial asynchrony; Regional myocardial function

Indexed keywords

CHLORALOSE; LIDOCAINE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE RELAXATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030058048     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1996.tb04430.x     Document Type: Article

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