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The Interrelations of the Pulmonary Arterial and Venous Wedge Pressures

Authors :
Russell H. Wilson
Wayne Hoseth
Mary E. Dempsey
Source :
Circulation Research. 3:3-6
Publication Year :
1955
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1955.

Abstract

Pulmonary venous wedge pressure closely reflects the pulmonary arterial mean pressure. Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure is not significantly different from the left atrial mean pressure. Neither the former nor the latter is an approximation of the pulmonary capillary pressure.

Details

ISSN :
15244571 and 00097330
Volume :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Circulation Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....16a8c7b68daa5f0cf1538983ce799bbf