TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE PRIOR TO ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

L. Donovan, Carolyn; A. Marcovitz, Pamela; D. Punch, Jeffrey; S. Bach, David; Brown, Kimberly; R. Lucey, Michael; F. Armstrong, William

doi:10.1097/00007890-199604270-00011

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TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND DOBUTAMINE STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN THE PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE PRIOR TO ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Published in Transplantation • Apr 1, 1996

Authors:

Carolyn L. Donovan

Pamela A. Marcovitz

Jeffrey D. Punch

Abstract

Orthotopic liver transplantation is an established therapy for end-stage liver disease. This study evaluated the range of cardiovascular abnormalities in patients undergoing evaluation for orthotopic liver transplantation and determined the prognostic implications of abnormal echocardiographic featu...

Subject

Medicine

Dobutamine

Cardiology

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