Diastolic Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Aging, and the Anesthesiologist

Anesthesiology Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 497-517

  Sanders, David ^a   Dudley, Michael ^a   Groban, Leanne ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular aging; Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; Perioperative; Tissue doppler imaging

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANOREXIA; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HEART CYCLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; PULSE WAVE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WEAKNESS;

AGED; AGING; ANESTHESIA; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE, DIASTOLIC; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SHOULDER;

EID: 70349729930     PISSN: 19322275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.07.008     Document Type: Review

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