The ventricular septum: the lion of right ventricular function, and its impact on right ventricular restoration

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Buckberg, Gerald D ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Helical ventricular myocardial band; Right ventricular restoration; RV free wall; RV structure function; Septal function; Sonomicrometer crystals

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL; DRUG INFUSION; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FORCE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE EJECTION; HEART VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 33646486144     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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