Intraoperative Assessment of the Stunned versus Infarcted Myocardium with the Simultaneous Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography and the Measurement of Myocardial pH: Two Case Studies | Zendy

Khuri Shukri F. | Zendy; Farhat Tammam | Zendy; Zankoul Fuad | Zendy; Healey Nancy A. | Zendy; Zolkewitz Michael A. | Zendy; Treanor Patrick R. | Zendy; Birjiniuk Vladimir | Zendy; Pietro Daniel | Zendy; Murkerjee Anil | Zendy

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Intraoperative Assessment of the Stunned versus Infarcted Myocardium with the Simultaneous Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography and the Measurement of Myocardial pH: Two Case Studies

Author(s) -

Khuri Shukri F.,

Farhat Tammam,

Zankoul Fuad,

Healey Nancy A.,

Zolkewitz Michael A.,

Treanor Patrick R.,

Birjiniuk Vladimir,

Pietro Daniel,

Murkerjee Anil

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

journal of cardiac surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1540-8191

pISSN - 0886-0440

DOI - 10.1111/jocs.1994.9.3s.403

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , myocardial stunning , stunning , ischemia

The ability to differentiate intraoperatively between myocardial stunning, which is reversible, and irreversible myocardial infarction has major implications because it provides a rational approach to the use or withholding of ventricular assist devices in patients with severe postcardiotomy ventricular dysfunction. Two illustrative cases are presented.

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