Echocardiographic diagnosis of right ventricular inflow compression associated with pectus excavatum during spinal fusion in prone position

Congenital Heart Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-195

  Galas, James M ^a,c   van der Velde, Mary E ^a   Chiravuri, S Devi ^a   Farley, Frances ^a   Parra, David ^b   Ensing, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac complication; Echocardiogram; Hemodynamic compromise; Pectus excavatum; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNNEL CHEST; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE INFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION; STERNUM; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FUNNEL CHEST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PRONE POSITION; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; STERNUM; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 66649115381     PISSN: 1747079X     EISSN: 17470803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2008.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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