Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 823-831 , December 2008

The Relationship Between Carotid Blood-Flow Velocity and the Left Ventricular Area During Acute Regional Ischemia

  • Jens-Albert Broscheit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Jens-Albert Broscheit, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Frank Weidemann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Jörg Strotmann, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Paul Steendijk, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, University of Leiden, Leiden, the Netherlands
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  • Nicole Eberbach, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Holger Karle, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Frank Schuster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Norbert Roewer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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  • Clemens A. Greim, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany

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PII: S1053-0770(08)00033-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.02.003

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 823-831 , December 2008

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