1994
Latency of Skeletal Muscle Contraction after Pulse Train Stimulation: An Important Factor in Correct Timing of Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist Devices
Letsou G, Zarif A, Smith A, Hogan J, Lee P, Ariyan S, Baldwin J, Elefteriades J. Latency of Skeletal Muscle Contraction after Pulse Train Stimulation: An Important Factor in Correct Timing of Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist Devices. Journal Of Surgical Research 1994, 57: 672-676. PMID: 7996844, DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1994.1199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeak tensionSkeletal muscle contractionSkeletal muscleAssist deviceEnd-stage cardiac failureMuscle contractionCanine latissimus dorsi musclePulse train stimulationLatissimus dorsi muscleCanine heart rateContraction/relaxation cycleCardiac assist devicesCardiac augmentationConditioning regimensCardiac failureTrain stimulationHeart rateCardiac assistanceContraction timingOptimal timingMuscleDorsi muscleCardiac cycleContractionCorrect timing
1992
Thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction measurement reproducibility—A study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery
RAFFERTY T, DURKIN M, HINES R, ELEFTERIADES J, HARRIS S, O'CONNOR T. Thermodilution right ventricular ejection fraction measurement reproducibility—A study in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Critical Care Medicine 1992, 20: 1524-1528. PMID: 1424694, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199211000-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular systolic performanceVentricular systolic performanceHeart rateCardiac indexSystolic performanceRight ventricular end-diastolic volume indexRight ventricular ejection fraction measurementsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryVentricular end-diastolic volume indexCoronary artery bypass graft patientsArtery bypass graft surgeryEnd-diastolic volume indexRight ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fraction measurementsBypass graft surgeryBypass graft patientsVentricular ejection fractionRight atrial areaEjection fraction measurementsGraft patientsGraft surgeryDiastolic diameterEjection fractionAtrial areaProspective study