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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to analyse the possible relationship between inversion of the end diastolic wave of pulmonary venous flow (Avp) recorded by transoesophageal echocardiography in the left superior pulmonary vein and left ventricular end-diastolic pressures (LVEDP) at cardiac catheterisation. In this series of patients, there was a poor correlation between the E/A ratio of transmitral blood flow and LVEDP. On the other hand, there was a better correlation between LVEDP and the difference of duration of the end diastolic Avp wave and the A wave of mitral flow. An even better correlation was found between LVEDP with respect to the contribution of atrial systole and the difference of duration Avp-A. When the pressure due to atrial contraction exceeds 15 mmHg, the difference between the durations of pulmonary and mitral A waves increases. Therefore, when the duration of the end diastolic Avp is greater than that of the mitral A wave, a LVEDP of over 15 mmHg may be predicted with a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 74%.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-9683
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
861-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
[Value of end diastolic pulmonary venous flow in the estimation of left ventricular diastolic pressure].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'hémodynamique, clinique Kadi, Casablanca, Maroc.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review