Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 462-467 , August 2009

The Feasibility of Speckle Tracking for Intraoperative Assessment of Regional Myocardial Function by Transesophageal Echocardiography

  • Marian Kukucka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Marian Kukucka, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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  • Boris Nasseri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
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  • Alexander Tscherkaschin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
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  • Alexander Mladenow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
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  • Hermann Kuppe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
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  • Helmut Habazettl, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physiology, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany

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PII: S1053-0770(08)00367-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2008.12.002

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 462-467 , August 2009

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