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Richard J. Cleveland, MD; William Brody, MD; Ronald J. Nelson, MD; Barry J. Coughlin, MD; J. Michael Criley, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1970;101(1):14-17.

Abstract
The systolic time intervals have been studied in nine dogs and one patient undergoing orthotopic cardiac transplantation. The preejection period (PEP) remained within normal limits and appeared essentially unchanged by the operative procedure. The left ventricular ejection time (LVET) however, was abbreviated in the early postoperative period with subsequent return to normal in one week and deterioration in this value coincident with arrhythmias and impending rejection. The use of serial determinations of LVET provides hemodynamic data which, when combined with electrocardiographic and possible biochemical determinations, may be of aid in determining appropriate immunosuppressant therapy.

Author Affiliations
Torrance, Calif

From the departments of surgery (Drs. Cleveland and Nelson), medicine (Drs. Brody, Coughlin, and Criley), and radiology (Drs. Coughlin and Criley), Harbor General Hospital, Torrance, Calif, and the University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles. Dr. Coughlin is a fellow of the Long Beach Heart Association.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 10, 1970.

Read before the sectional meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Coronado, Calif, Jan 16, 1970.

Reprint requests to 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, Calif 90509 (Dr. Cleveland).

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