Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular Tei index in congenital heart disease

Background: Use of the Tei index has not been described to assess myocardial function before or after surgery in pediatric patients. This study was designed to evaluate the left ventricular (LV) function using the Tei index pre- and post-cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with lesion that result in...

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Main Authors: Shanthi Sivanandam, Andrew Wey, James St. Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2015;volume=18;issue=2;spage=198;epage=201;aulast=Sivanandam