Diastolic heart failure in anaesthesia and critical care

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 707-721

  Pirracchio, R ^a   Cholley, B ^a   De Hert, S ^b   Solal, A Cohen ^a   Mebazaa, Alexandre ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment, preanaesthetic; Complications, hypertension; Complications, pulmonary oedema; Heart, inodilators; Heart, myocardial function

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CANDESARTAN; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LEVOSIMENDAN; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRATE; NITRENDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART PRELOAD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CONGESTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; ALGORITHM; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIA; CRITICAL CARE; DIASTOLE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34447094331     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem098     Document Type: Review

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