All 78 patients had IVC cavagrams, 60 had echo and 50 had right heart cath. Cases had a mean PA systolic pressure of 78.5 mmHg (SD=22), mean hepatic vein reflux of 3.0 cm (SD=2.5), and a mean total reflux of 11.6 cm (SD=5.6). Controls had a mean PA systolic pressure of 42.5...
ECMO may be used to treat particular types of right-sided heart failure. Right-sided heart failure is often caused by pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale), which is typically caused by difficulties of the pulmonary circulation, such as pulmonary hypertension or pulmonic stenosis. Physical examinat...
Modified right-sided Broncho-Cath double lumen tube improves endobronchial positioning: a randomized study. Can J Anaesth 2007; 54: 276-82.Jean S.Bussières MD,Yves Lacasse MD,et al.Modified right-sided broncho-cath double lumen tube improves endobronchial positioning:a randomized study[J].Can ...
Pulmonary arterial hypertension of newborns (PAHN) constitutes a critical condition involving both severe cardiac remodeling and right ventricle dysfunction. One main cause of this condition is perinatal hypoxia and oxidative stress. Thus, it is a public