Heart catheterization
“From right to left”: The role of right heart catheterization in the diagnosis and management of left heart diseases
... The symptoms that occur in patients with PH resulting from LHD are unspecific. Patients often develop dyspnea, worsening of exercise tolerance, chest pain and sings of congestive right or left heart failure. ...
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Experience with exercise right heart catheterization in the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective study
... (class II), pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases and/or hypoxia (class III), chronic thromboembolic PH (class IV) and PH with unclear multifactorial mechanisms (class V) [2]. PH can only be safely diagnosed ...
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RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION OF THE AORTA THROUGH A PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
... Right heart catheterization in one of these patients demonstrated a right descending aorta in the presence of a left aortic arch, the fourth patient with this anomaly to be. reported[r] ...
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LEFT HEART CATHETERIZATION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
... On physical examination he had the classic findings of aortic stenosis, and this was confirmed by means of left ventricular puncture; tile left ventniculo-brachial artery pressure gradie[r] ...
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HEART CATHETERIZATION IN INFANCY
... proximated that of blood taken from low in the right ventricle near the tricuspid valve. The diagnosis was complete transpo- sition of the great vessels, intervemitricular sei)tal defect[r] ...
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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN CHILDREN WITH VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECTS ASSESSED BY SERIAL RIGHT-HEART CATHETERIZATION
... serial observations of pulmonary arterial pressure in children with ventricular septal defects and to review similar reported series.. METHODS AND MATERIALS.[r] ...
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ACCIDENTAL CARDIAC PUNCTUREDURING RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION
... 6 Rodriguez-Alvarez catheter was passed via the right saphenous vein to the right atrium and through the foramen ovale into the left atrium and thence to a left pulmonary vein.. It was t[r] ...
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Computed axial tomography evidence of left atrial enlargement: a predictor of elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in pulmonary hypertension
... After obtaining institutional review board approval, a retro- spective study was undertaken of those patients evaluated for PAH and underwent a right heart catheterization at Baylor College of Medicine ...
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Correlation between the Pulmonary Artery Pressure Measured in Echocardiography and Pulmonary Artery Diameter in the CT-Scan of Patients Suffering from Interstitial Lung Disease
... Since echocardiography is not the gold standard method for the diagnosis of PAH, our study results cannot be used as a reference for sensitivity and specificity of CT-scan. But, they can be used for screening purposes ...
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Estimation of cardiac output and pulmonary vascular resistance by contrast echocardiography transit time measurement: a prospective pilot study
... right- heart catheterization were evaluated for potential inclu- sion in the ...right-heart catheterization (including 1 with suspected tamponade), 1 had right ventricular systolic ...
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MUSCULAR SUBAORTIC STENOSIS IN CHILDHOOD
... grade left heart catheterization showed a peak systolic pressure gradient of 85 mm Hg between the body and outflow tract of the left ventricle.. At present the patient continues to have.[r] ...
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Dual echo positive contrast bSSFP for real time visualization of passive devices duringmagnetic resonance guided cardiovascular catheterization
... NIH guidelines. Left heart catheterization was performed on three Yorkshire swine using a clinical 0.035″ nitinol guidewire (Nitrex, Covidien, Plymouth, MN) and the dual echo sequence with color overlay for ...
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Prognostic value of three-dimensional echocardiographic right ventricular ejection fraction in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
... RVEF is the most commonly used index of RV contractility, and RVEF measured by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) might be useful for risk stratification and clinical management of patients with interstitial lung disease ...
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Calcified Cerebral Emboli, A “Do Not Miss” Imaging Diagnosis: 22 New Cases and Review of the Literature
... While previous reports have suggested that calcified cerebral emboli most commonly occur following manual dislodgement eg, left heart catheterization, valve surgery, carotid artery manip[r] ...
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Cardiac metabolomics and autopsy in a patient with early diffuse systemic sclerosis presenting with dyspnea: a case report
... right heart catheterization established the diag- nosis of pulmonary hypertension, with right atrial pressure of 12mmHg, right ventricular pressure of 53/17mmHg, pulmonary arterial (PA) pressure of ...
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Segmented nitinol guidewires with stiffness matched connectors for cardiovascular magnetic resonance catheterization: preserved mechanical performance and freedom from heating
... Mechanical integrity was tested according to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards. CMR RF heating safety was tested in vitro in a phantom according to American Society for Testing and Materials ...
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ST Segment Elevation with Normal Coronaries
... guarding or rigidity and bowel sounds were heard. 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) showed 2 mm ST elevation in leads II, III, and AVF, with reciprocal changes in leads I and AVL (Figure 1). With the diagnosis of acute ...
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Idiopathic Submitral Left Ventricular Aneurysm: an Unusual Substrate for Ventricular Tachycardia in Caucasians
... left heart catheterization was repeated, which revealed patent epicardial arteries, with a large posterobasal aneurysm, mild LV enlargement, no mitral regurgitation, and a global LVEF of about 45% ...
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Sex-specific cardiopulmonary exercise testing indices to estimate the severity of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
... right heart catheterization (RHC) (mean pulmonary artery pressure $25 mmHg and mean pulmonary arterial wedge pressure #15 mmHg) in the presence of mismatched perfusion defects on lung scans and specific ...
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Effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge and practice regarding patient safety after cardiac catheterization among cardiac nurses
... • During left heart catheterization, an artery from the wrist, arm, or leg is used to enter the left side of the heart, usually to perform coronary angiography, whi[r] ...
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