Gaspar HJ

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 65-78
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ABSTRACT

Interpretation of the pressure waveforms obtained during cardiac catheterization is a skill that is useful to the clinical cardiologist and should be dominated by the interventional cardiologist. We present a systematic review of the information that can be obtained from carefully recorded pressure tracings of the heart and large vessels. Analysis of pressure recordings is approached as to their absolute values, their waveforms, the relationship between simultaneous recordings in different chambers or vessels, and the provocative manuevers that can be required to improve diagnostic precision.

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