Dear Editor, Dobutamine stress echocardiography is one of the several noninvasive methods for detection of coronary artery disease (1). New regional wall motion abnormalities have been reported in dobutamine stress echocardiograpghy after intravenous beta blocker administration (2, 3) Thus, this method has been recommended for increasing the test sensitivity (4). The sensitivity, specificity, a...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of topical ropivacaine anesthesia on hemodynamic responses during intubation and extubation of hypertensive patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred fifty patients with hypertension ASA II-III were scheduled for noncardiac operations. Patients were divided into 3 groups: a control group receiving 5 ml saline, and 2 groups receivin...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Early diastolic mitral annular velocity (E') by tissue Doppler echocardiography (TD) has been reported to be a load-independent index of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, allowing the early diastolic mitral inflow velocity (E)/E' ratio to be used clinically to predict LV filling pressures. However, preload independence of E' has remained controversial, and E/E' may not ...

BACKGROUND We have demonstrated that myocardial acceleration during isovolumic contraction (IVA) is a sensitive index of left ventricular contractile function. In this study, we assessed the utility of IVA to measure right ventricular (RV) contractile function. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined 8 pigs by using tissue Doppler imaging of the RV free wall and simultaneous measurements of intravent...

In the present study, four simple, rapid, and sensitive charge-transfer spectrophotometric methods were developed for the determination of esmolol hydrochloride (ESM). 2,3-Dichloro-5, 6-dicyano-1, 4-benzoquinone, 1-chloro 2,4-dinitro benzene, 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydroxycyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione (chloranilic acid), and sodium 3,4-dioxo-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-1-sulfonate (Folin’s reagent) were...