Nice study showing the evolution of TAPSE during uncomplicated coronary artery bypass surgery using TOE. It drops not after pericardiotomy but upon weaning from CPB and further on closure of the chest. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002252231832782X #echosky #cccsky #pocus
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Bottom line: not that helpful as a metric of RV function intraop-post-op!
https://www.jcvaonline.com/article/S1053-0770(17)30765-6/abstract
Any studies that show a similar to TAPSE effect of CPB/ surgery on it?