Loading conditions influence reliability of the echocardiographic ramp test in continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices.
Sirtaz
S
Adatya
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sirtaz
S
Adataya
Carolina
C
Masri
Ranjit
R
John
Peter
P
Eckman
D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020105:Milrinone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D010455:Peptides; D006493:Heparin; D020105:Milrinone; D000077542:Eptifibatide; D001241:Aspirin