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Myocardial fluid balance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11717032     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fluid accumulation in the cardiac interstitium or myocardial edema is a common manifestation of many clinical states. Specifically, cardiac surgery includes various interventions and pathophysiological conditions that cause or worsen myocardial edema including cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest. Myocardial edema should be a concern for clinicians as it has been demonstrated to produce cardiac dysfunction. This article will briefly discuss the factors governing myocardial fluid balance and review the evidence of myocardial edema in various pathological conditions. In particular, myocardial microvascular, interstitial, and lymphatic interactions relevant to the field of cardiac surgery will be emphasized.
Authors:
U Mehlhorn; H J Geissler; G A Laine; S J Allen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1010-7940     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Publication Date:  2001 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-11-21     Completed Date:  2002-03-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8804069     Medline TA:  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1220-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Clinic for Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. uwe.mehlhorn@medizin.uni-koeln.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Edema / metabolism
Heart Arrest, Induced
Heart Transplantation
Humans
Hypertension / metabolism
Lymphatic System / physiology
Myocardial Infarction / metabolism
Myocardium / metabolism*
Water-Electrolyte Balance / physiology*

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