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Mechanical ventilation has become a life-saving therapy in the treatment of patients with
impaired pulmonary function. However, the dark side of mechanical ventilation has also …

Myocardial ischaemia results from a supply-demand imbalance between coronary blood
flow and myocardial metabolic requirements leading to a cascade of events that alters all …

Vascular adaptations, such as arterial stiffness, have been established as precursors to
cardiovascular outcomes, such as hypertension, stroke, and heart failure. Arterial stiffness of …

Background Open lung concept ventilation (OLCV) is a method of ventilation intended to
maintain endexpiratory lung volume by increased airway pressure. As this could increase …

The noninvasive echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular performance is an essential
tool in the clinician's assessment and management of children and adults with congenital …

Over the last two to three decades with the advent of two-dimensional echocardiography
and colour Doppler, echocardiography has evolved as the primary imaging modality in the …

Abnormal myocardial performance is common in children with congenital heart disease
(CHD) and is observed frequently in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. Although technical …

Background: Afterload as well as myocardial contractil ity is an important factor for the
adequacy of circulation after cardiac surgery. To noninvasively assess alterations in …

■ Summary Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a relatively non-invasive
diagnostic and monitoring tool allowing an accurate on-line description of cardiovascular …