Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 706-712 , October 2008

Myocardial Performance Index Is a Predictor of Outcome After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

  • Feroze Mahmood, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Feroze Mahmood, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, CC-470 A, Deaconess 1, Boston, MA 02215
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  • Robina Matyal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Andrew Maslow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University Medical School, Providence, RI
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  • Balachundar Subramaniam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • John Mitchell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Peter Panzica, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Swaminathan Karthik, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Philip Hess, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Pain Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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PII: S1053-0770(08)00099-2

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.04.006

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 22, Issue 5 , Pages 706-712 , October 2008

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