Beat-by-beat assessment of cardiac afterload using aortic PU loop – A pilot study

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Cardiac afterload evaluation is crucial during general anesthesia (GA) especially during hypotension episode. Using beat to beat aortic pressure (P) / flow velocity (U) loop constructed from routine signals recorded during GA might allow to track afterload changes.

Source: Artery Research - November 25, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Arthur Le Gall, Jona Joachim, Joaquim Mateo, Alexandre Mebazaa, Etienne Gayat, Fabrice Vall ée Source Type: research