High thoracic epidural analgesia improves left ventricular function in patients with ischemic heart

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Jakobsen, C J ^a   Nygaard, E ^a   Norrild, K ^a   Kirkegaard, H ^a   Nielsen, J ^a   Torp, P ^a   Sloth, E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SYSTOLE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 64749113597     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.01939.x     Document Type: Article

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