Assessment of right ventricular function postretrograde cardioplegia by transesophageal echocardiography

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Baslaim, Ghassan M ^a   Huynh, Thao T ^a   Stewart, Jim A ^a   Benny, Chantal ^a   Cusson, Danielle ^a   Morin, Jean Francois ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPLEGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032435563     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01051.x     Document Type: Article

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