Francois Haddad
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Left and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction as predictors of difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass.
Can J Anaesth. 2006; (10): 1020-9
As the evaluation of diastolic function can be complex in the setting of a busy cardiac operating room, its assessment may benefit from an algorithmic approach using transesophageal echocardiography. We developed a diagnostic algorithm which was then applied in a series of cardiac surgery patients to determine whether moderate to severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) and right ventricular diastolic dysfunction (RVDD) can predict difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (DSB).
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