Downregulation of myocardial contractility via intact ventriculo-arterial coupling in the brain dead organ donor

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 170-176

  Szabo G ^a   Hackert, T ^a   Buhmann, V ^a   Graf, A ^a   Sebening, C ^a   Vahl, C F ^a   Hagl, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afterload; Brain death; Contractility; Ventriculo arterial coupling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRAIN DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOG; DOWN REGULATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART DISEASE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART WORK; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOTHESIS; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DONOR; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DEATH; DOGS; DOWN-REGULATION; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; TISSUE DONORS; VASCULAR CAPACITANCE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034984985     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00722-9     Document Type: Article

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