Cardiac Anesthesia Glossary
100 terms total — 4 showing — Last updated 15 Sep 2026
alpha-stat management
pH management strategy during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass that maintains uncorrected arterial pH at 7.40.
ventricular interdependence
The mechanical and hemodynamic interaction between the left and right ventricles through shared structures and fluid dyn...
ventricular-arterial coupling
The mechanical interaction between left ventricular contractility and arterial load, optimized when the ratio approximat...
warm heart surgery
Cardiac surgical technique performed at normothermia using continuous coronary perfusion rather than cardioplegic arrest...
warming protocol
Systematic approach to rewarming patients during separation from cardiopulmonary bypass.