Clinical Pharmacology & Biopharmaceutics
Open Access

Abstract

Breathing affects cardiac output on a cycle-by-cycle basis, through changes in pressure and intrathoracic volume of key components in cardiovascular function, hence, heart?lung interactions affect cardiovascular functioning and the heart's ability to adapt. The heart?lung interaction is an area of applied physiology broadly studied but in Colombia, this is the first trial ever done with a thoracic bioreactance monitor. The hemodynamic profiles of 38 patients scheduled for myocardial revascularization were measured at the Fundaci�n Cl�nica Abood Shaio using thoracic bioreactance monitor, which provided ventricular volume and cardiac output measurements. The ventilator volumes and pressures with which corrections were made to interpret the effects of mechanical ventilation were recorded.

Biography

Ivon Johanna Rodr�guez is a physiotherapist, specialist in critical care. She received her Master degree in Physiology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Currently she works as coordinating professor in physiology at the Universidad del Bosque and teach a pediatric clinical course in the physiotherapy program of the Universidad Del Rosario at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia (Colombia). Her work research is focused in the heart-pulmon interaction.