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Arterial Ventricular Coupling (AVC)

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AVC represents an important parameter of interaction between the heart and vascular system. The evaluation of the cardiovascular function through arterial ventricular coupling is able to furnish pathophysiological information in the assessment of critical illness patients.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Simone Cipani

  2. University of Florence, Medical School Largo Brambilla, Florence, Italy

    Francesco Maria Traina

  3. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, SS Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Armando Sarti

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  1. Rianimazione, Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Firenze, Italy

    Armando Sarti

  2. Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

    F. Luca Lorini

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Cipani, S., Traina, F.M., Sarti, A. (2019). Arterial Ventricular Coupling (AVC). In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Textbook of Echocardiography for Intensivists and Emergency Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99891-6_44

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