Diastolic dysfunction is common and predicts outcome after cardiac surgery

Diastolic dysfunction is common and predicts outcome after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Diastolic dysfunction (DD) identified on echocardiography predicts mortality after cardiac surgery, however the most useful diastolic parameters for assessment and the association of DD with prolonged mechanical ventilation, ICU re-admission, and hospital length of stay are not e...

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Main Authors: Thomas S. Metkus, Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, Todd C. Crawford, Jennifer S. Lawton, Lee Goeddel, Jeffrey Dodd-o, Monica Mukherjee, Theodore P. Abraham, Glenn J. Whitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
CABG
AVR
Echocardiography
Diastolic dysfunction
Mechanical ventilation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0744-3

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