Myocardial oxygen tension during fatal right heart failure following perfluorocarbon and radiographic contrast agent interaction

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Matschke, K.^; | Franke, R.P. | Mrowietz, C. | Gerk, U. | Klosterhalfen, B. | Knaut, M. | Jung, F.

Affiliations: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany | Department of Biomaterials, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany | Institute for Heart and Circulation Research, Hoyerswerda, Germany | Institute of Pathology, Technical University Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Note: [] Corresponding author: Klaus Matschke, MD, Dept. of Cardiac Surgery, Heart Centre Dresden, Fetscherstr. 76, D-01307 Dresden, Germany. Tel.: +49 351 450 1809; Fax: +49 351 450 1707; E-mail: M.Weber@herzzentrum-dresden.com.

Keywords: Perfluorocarbon, radiographic contrast media, right heart failure, tissue oxygen tension, pig

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 57-62, 2005