TY - JOUR AU - Morimont, Philippe AU - Lambermont, Bernard AU - Desaive, Thomas AU - Janssen, Nathalie AU - Chase, Geoffrey AU - D'Orio, Vincent PY - 2012 DA - 2012/03/01 TI - Arterial dP/dtmax accurately reflects left ventricular contractility during shock when adequate vascular filling is achieved JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 13 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Peak first derivative of femoral artery pressure (arterial dP/dtmax) derived from fluid-filled catheter remains questionable to assess left ventricular (LV) contractility during shock. The aim of this study was to test if arterial dP/dtmax is reliable for assessing LV contractility during various hemodynamic conditions such as endotoxin-induced shock and catecholamine infusion. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-13 DO - 10.1186/1471-2261-12-13 ID - Morimont2012 ER -