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Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular System

Wolf Benjamin Kratzert, Eva Katherine Boyd
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781466686038|ISBN10: 1466686030|EISBN13: 9781466686045
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch016
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Kratzert, Wolf Benjamin, and Eva Katherine Boyd. "Cardiovascular System." Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, edited by Adam S. Evans, et al., IGI Global, 2015, pp. 423-450. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch016

APA

Kratzert, W. B. & Boyd, E. K. (2015). Cardiovascular System. In A. Evans, G. Kerr, I. Chung, & R. Varghese (Eds.), Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care (pp. 423-450). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch016

Chicago

Kratzert, Wolf Benjamin, and Eva Katherine Boyd. "Cardiovascular System." In Modern Concepts and Practices in Cardiothoracic Critical Care, edited by Adam S. Evans, et al., 423-450. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8603-8.ch016

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Abstract

This chapter addresses underlying physiology, diagnostics, and management of common cardiovascular abnormalities in the patient after cardiac surgery. The goal is to provide insights into daily management, areas of controversy, and future directions in the field. After reviewing basic physiologic principles of cardiac output and circulation; problems affecting the postoperative hemodynamic state will be addressed individually. Specific topics include the low cardiac output syndrome, right ventricular failure, myocardial ischemia, diastolic dysfunction, vasodilatory syndrome, rhythm disturbances, pericardial tamponade, and cardiac arrest. Patients with postoperative open chests, or after orthotopic heart transplantation are also discussed.

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