Protect the heart in the intensive care unit-but how?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 417-420

  Bosenberg, Craig ^a   Royston, Dave ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; OXYGEN;

HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; REVIEW;

CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036790112     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200210000-00008     Document Type: Review

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