1.
Br J Anaesth
; 131(3): e75-e79, 2023 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37380567
2.
JACC Case Rep
; 3(1): 99-103, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34317478
ABSTRACT
A hypothermic avalanche victim underwent, during extracorporeal warming from asystolic arrest, 3-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. At 33°C core temperature, left ventricular ejection fraction had recovered, whereas myocardial strain still demonstrated significant dysfunction until 36°C. Deformation analysis seems more sensitive than global assessment during myocardial recovery from hypothermic cardiac arrest. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).