The purpose of this study is to analyze the changes in cardiac performance before and after milrinone administration in order to find out whether milrinone improves LV performance in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
giving IV milrinone: 50 mcg/kg loading dose by IV push over 10 minutes, then 0.375-0.75 mcg/kg/min IV
TMAD of ticuspid annulus during early relaxation
Time frame: 15 mini after milrinone administration
global longitudinal strain of the right ventricle
Time frame: 15 mini after milrinone administration
left ventricular ejection fraction
Time frame: 15 min after milline administration
global longitudinal strain of the left ventricle
Time frame: 15 min after milline administration
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