TY - JOUR AU - Monge GarcĂ­a, Manuel Ignacio AU - Jian, Zhongping AU - Settels, Jos J AU - Hunley, Charles AU - Cecconi, Maurizio AU - Hatib, Feras AU - Pinsky, Michael R PY - 2019 DO - 10.1186/s13613-019-0526-7 SN - 2110-5820 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25055 T2 - Annals of intensive care AB - The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of different cardiovascular factors on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and test a novel LVEF calculation considering these factors. 10 pigs were studied. The experimental protocol consisted of... LA - en KW - Afterload KW - Arterial elastance KW - Contractility KW - Diastolic function KW - Ejection fraction KW - Preload KW - Systolic function KW - Ventricular efficiency KW - Ventriculo-arterial coupling TI - Determinants of left ventricular ejection fraction and a novel method to improve its assessment of myocardial contractility. TY - research article VL - 9 ER -