ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.64, sa.4, ss.1046-1049, 1997 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Background. It is often necessary to administer a catecholamine to patients who have undergone cardiac operations. However, there are some potential disadvantages to using the central venous circulation, a routine route for catecholamine infusion. The advantages of the left atrial infusion of epinephrine were investigated in 21 patients.