Case Report - (2011) Volume 2, Issue 7
Left Ventricular Preload Determines Systolic Pressure Variation during Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury
- Jamie R. Mitchell1,4,5*, Christopher J. Doig2,3, William A. Whitelaw3, John V. Tyberg1,4,5 and Israel Belenkie1,3,5
- 1Departments of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 2Intensive Care, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 3Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 4Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- 5The Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
*Corresponding Author:
Jamie R. Mitchell,
Ph.D., Departments of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, GB37, Health Research Innovation Centre, 3280 Hospital Dr NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4Z6, Canada, Tel: (403) 220-6066, Fax: (403) 210-9350
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