Right Ventricular Failure After Cardiac Surgery

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 283-289

  Vlahakes, Gus J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac assist device; Cardiac transplantation; Interventricular failure; Nitric oxide; Prostacyclin; Right ventricle; Right ventricular failure

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANATOMY; ANESTHESIA; AORTA BALLOON; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EXTUBATION; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PRELOAD; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART SINGLE VENTRICLE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART WORK; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; VENTILATOR WEANING; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84860364563     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: 15582264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2012.03.010     Document Type: Review

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