Pericardiotomy Enhances Left Ventricular Diastolic Reserve With Volume Loading in Humans

Circulation. 2018 Nov 13;138(20):2295-2297. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.036006.

Authors

Barry A Borlaug¹, Hartzell V Schaff², Alberto Pochettino², Dawn M Pedrotty¹, Samuel J Asirvatham¹, Martin D Abel³, Rickey E Carter⁴, William J Mauermann³

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine (B.A.B., D.M.P., S.J.A.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
² Cardiovascular Surgery (H.V.S., A.P.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
³ Anesthesiology (M.D.A., W.J.M.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
⁴ Health Sciences Research (R.E.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / physiopathology
Humans
Pericardiectomy
Pericardium / physiopathology
Stroke Volume / physiology*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*

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