Simultaneous right ventricular contraction and left ventricular fibrillation during cardiopulmonary bypass

Two cases of brief left ventricular fibrillation concurrent with abeating right ventricle during cardiopulmonary bypass are described.Although no left or right ventricular dysfunction was detectedpostoperatively, this regional electrical heterogenicity suggestsinhomogeneous myocardial protection dur...

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Published inEuropean journal of cardio-thoracic surgery Vol. 5; no. 10; pp. 557 - 559
Main Authors Amsel, B J, Raemaekers, J, Walter, P J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany Elsevier Science B.V 01.01.1991
Subjects
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Humans
Intraoperative Period
Myocardial Contraction
Time Factors
Ventricular Fibrillation - physiopathology
Ventricular Function, Left
Ventricular Function, Right
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Summary:Two cases of brief left ventricular fibrillation concurrent with abeating right ventricle during cardiopulmonary bypass are described.Although no left or right ventricular dysfunction was detectedpostoperatively, this regional electrical heterogenicity suggestsinhomogeneous myocardial protection during at least a short period of time.The precise mechanisms concerned are not clear and limited clinical andanimal experimental analogies can be found in the literature.
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ISSN:1010-7940
1873-734X
DOI:10.1016/1010-7940(91)90113-X