Trans-esophageal echocardiography in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Trans-esophageal echocardiography in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Two features of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) can lead to hemodynamic instability: transient occlusion of coronary arteries during distal anastomosis construction and displacement of the heart to provide access to distal coronary arteries. The position of the heart during OPCAB trans-esoph...

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Main Authors: Kapoor Poonam, Chowdhury Ujjwal, Mandal Banashree, Kiran Usha, Karnatak Rajendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
TEE
off pump CABG
systolic function
diastolic function
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2009;volume=12;issue=2;spage=174;epage=174;aulast=Kapoor

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