Left Ventricular Diastolic Function during Positive End-expiratory Pressure: Impact of Right Ventricular Ischemia and Ventricular Interaction
Schulman D, Biondi J, Zohgbi S, Cecchetti A, Zaret B, Soufer R. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function during Positive End-expiratory Pressure: Impact of Right Ventricular Ischemia and Ventricular Interaction. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1992, 145: 515-521. PMID: 1546829, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/145.3.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureLeft ventricular end-diastolic pressure-volume relationEnd-expiratory pressureRCA occlusionEnd-diastolic volumeEnd-systolic volumeCardiac outputEjection fractionRight ventricularAddition of PEEPRight coronary artery occlusionEnd-diastolic pressure-volume relationRight ventricular ischemiaVentricular diastolic functionVentricular ejection fractionCoronary artery occlusionArtery occlusionAtrial pressureDiastolic functionPressure-volume relationVentricular ischemiaAnesthetized dogsVentricular interactionLV volumesRVEDV