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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
We studied the relationship between the pulmonary artery wedge pressure (Pw) and pulmonary venous pressure (Ppv) at 2 alveolar pressures (PA) in 7 isolated perfused dog lobes. If PA were the critical pressure in the pulmonary circulation, one would expect Pw to equal Ppv for all Ppv greater than PA. Relative to the hilum, the average critical pressure in these lobes was 15.07 +/- 0.40 cmH2O at PA = 5 cmH2O and increased significantly to 17.23 +/- 0.82 cmH2O at PA = 7 cmH2O. Because the critical pressure in fact exceeded PA, Pw was found to be relatively constant and independent of Ppv even when Ppv exceeded PA by 5 cmH2O or more. For example, at PA = 5.13 +/- 0.04 cmH2O and Ppv = 9.64 +/- 0.28, the mean value for Pw was 13.30 +/- 0.59 cmH2O. Pw is equal neither to the average critical pressure nor to PA, but instead lies between these two values. It is determined by the spectrum of closing pressures in the pulmonary circulation, and the time-constants for drainage of beds downstream from the occluded pulmonary arterial branch.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-0805
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
879-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Relationship of arterial wedge pressure to closing pressure in the pulmonary circulation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't