Book contents
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Reviews of the First Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Routine Cardiac Surgery
- Section 2 Anaesthesia for Specific Procedures
- Section 3 Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Procedures
- Section 4 Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Section 5 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Section 6 Advanced Monitoring
- Section 7 Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Chapter 32 Comprehensive TOE Examination
- Chapter 33 Assessment of Ventricular Function
- Chapter 34 Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease
- Chapter 35 TOE for Miscellaneous Conditions
- Section 8 Miscellaneous Topics
- Index
- References
Chapter 33 - Assessment of Ventricular Function
from Section 7 - Transoesophageal Echocardiography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2020
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Reviews of the First Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Foreword to the First Edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 Routine Cardiac Surgery
- Section 2 Anaesthesia for Specific Procedures
- Section 3 Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Procedures
- Section 4 Paediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Section 5 Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Section 6 Advanced Monitoring
- Section 7 Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Chapter 32 Comprehensive TOE Examination
- Chapter 33 Assessment of Ventricular Function
- Chapter 34 Assessment of Valvular Heart Disease
- Chapter 35 TOE for Miscellaneous Conditions
- Section 8 Miscellaneous Topics
- Index
- References
Summary
Ventricular dysfunction is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after both cardiac and non-cardiac surgery. Traditionally, invasive pressure monitoring has been used to make inferences regarding ventricular function. However, the relationship between pressure and organ perfusion may be affected by many variables in the dynamic intraoperative environment. TOE has the advantage of real-time visualization of ventricular filling, contractility and ischaemia. As such, TOE is now considered to be the ‘gold standard’ intraoperative monitor of ventricular function.
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- Core Topics in Cardiac Anaesthesia , pp. 242 - 247Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020