Perioperative monitoring of left ventricular function: What is the role of recent developments in echocardiography?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 669-672

  Ng, A ^a   Swanevelder, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MITRAL VALVE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77952480402     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq115     Document Type: Editorial

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