Early hemodynamic effects of left atrial administration of epinephrine after cardiac transplantation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 976-981

  Myles, Paul S ^a   Leong, Choy K ^a   Weeks, Anthony M ^a   Buckland, Mark R ^a   Bujor, Michael ^a   Smith, Julian A ^a   Rabinov, Marc ^a   Esmore, Donald S ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030988635     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199705000-00006     Document Type: Article

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