1. Haemodynamic assessment in the catheterization laboratory
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Mark S. Turner, Andreas Baumbach, John J. Edmond, and Kevin Carson
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Catheter ,business.industry ,Cardiac chamber ,medicine ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Hemodynamics ,Treatment strategy ,Blood flow ,Intensive care medicine ,business ,General Environmental Science ,Cardiac status - Abstract
Haemodynamic assessment in the catheterization laboratory is the process by which various aspects of a patient’s haemodynamics are measured invasively, with parameters such as the pressures in various cardiac chambers, blood flow and oxygen saturations being recorded. These data, along with information from other non-invasive tests, are used to assess the cardiac status of the patient and can be vital in planning treatment strategies. This article looks at the utility of such assessments, and discusses the clinical importance of this aspect of work in the catheter laboratory.
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- 2010
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