Peri-operative assessment of right heart function: Role of echocardiography

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 755-766

  Tan, Timothy C ^a   Dudzinski, David M ^a   Hung, Judy ^a   Mehta, Vipin ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Peri operative assessment; Right heart function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION INDEX; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

CONTRAST MEDIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84933040445     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eci.12462     Document Type: Article

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