• The load independence of the end-systolic pressure-length relationship of the heart 

      Coetzee, A. R.; Fourie, P. R.; Badenhorst, E. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1989)
      The end-systolic pressure-volume relationship is the state of the art in the measurement of myocardial contractility. This index is load-independent and relatively independent of heart rate. In this study the load-independent ...
    • The effect of halothane, enflurane and isoflurane on the circulation 

      Coetzee, A. R.; Fourie, P. R.; Badenhorst, E. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1989)
      This study, in open-chest dogs, sought to explore the relationship between whole-body oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption during anaesthesia, using increasing concentrations of halothane, enflurane and isoflurane. Results ...