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Table 2 Effect of inotropic interventions, resting apneic heart cycle

From: Left ventricular strain and peak systolic velocity: responses to controlled changes in load and contractility, explored in a porcine model

  

Radial projectjon

Longitudinal projection

Control

cm/sec

4.33 ± 1.29

5.72 ± 1.36

Adrenaline

cm/sec

6.77 ± 2.34

8.86 ± 2.18

Beta blockade

cm/sec

3.82 ± 1/02

3.08 ± 0 92

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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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