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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
46
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Echocardiography is not only useful for pre-operative evaluation of cardiac lesions and to control the quality of some surgical procedures; used peroperatively, it contributes to our knowledge of cardiac function at different stages of the operation. It has taught us that the ischaemic cardiac arrest observed in cardiopulmonary bypass results in reduction of left ventricular compliance and that this can be prevented by potassium-induced cardioplegia. It has also shown that immediately after cardiac valve replacement, the left ventricular "pump" function is reduced in aortic and mitral regurgitation and increased in stenosis. In addition, it has provided evidence that closure of the pericardium and sternum is accompanied with a fall in left ventricular compliance and with disturbances in haemodynamics. The few post-operative studies reported have shown that end-expiratory positive pressure reduces the size of both right and left ventricular cavities. Per--and post--operative studies of left ventricular regional kinetics have not yet been carried out, but this seems to be a good field of application for trans-oesophageal echocardiography.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2341-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
[Peroperative echocardiography in cardiac surgery].
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract