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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Absolute left ventricular volume measurement by the conductance (volume) catheter requires subtraction of the conductance contribution from structures extrinsic to the cavity blood pool. Previously, this parallel conductance volume (Vp) has been assumed constant throughout the cardiac cycle, and the technique described for its estimation in situ yields a single value. We present a new method for parallel conductance determination that yields multiple estimates during systole, enabling an assessment of Vp variability [Vp(t)]. For isolated blood-perfused ejecting canine left ventricles with empty (vented) right ventricles, Vp(t) displayed virtually no variation throughout systole. For in situ hearts, despite the presence of other cardiac chambers, Vp(t) also displayed little variation, with no statistically significant deviation from its mean value throughout systole. Volume signal simulations found the new technique to be less sensitive to signal noise and thus more robust than the one previously published. The isolated and in situ heart data indicate that for the left ventricle, the parallel conductance is relatively constant throughout normal ejection.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9513
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
258
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
H1933-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Does volume catheter parallel conductance vary during a cardiac cycle?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.