Is stress cardiomyopathy the underlying cause of ventricular dysfunction associated with brain death?
Most deaths in the first 30 days after cardiac transplantation are due to failure of the donor heart, often with the clinical picture of right ventricular failure. Indeed, there is a significant reduction in contractility of the human donor heart and loss of contractile reserve before and soon after...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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