Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2019 Background: The measurement of core body temperature in the pulmonary artery (Swan-Ganz catheter) is regarded as the reference standard. Nowadays, new non-invasive methods of measuring core temperature have emerged, such as the 3M SpotOn® and the Dräger ...
F.J. Gómez-Romero +10 more
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Assessment of Right Ventricular Pressure in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Comparison of Diagnostic Modalities and Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Outcomes [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives:: Right ventricular (RV) pressure assessment is crucial in both the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
Gábor Kolodzey +7 more
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Long-term prognostic importance of a single pulmonary wedge pressure measurement after myocardial infarction: A ten-year follow-up study [PDF]
, 1994 To assess the influence on short- and long-term survival of haemodynamic variables measured after acute myocardial infarction, a 10-year prospective follow-up study was undertaken.
Hoes, A.W. (Arno) +3 more
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Monitoring in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock: Time for a Reappraisal?
Cardiac Failure Review, 2022 Cardiogenic shock represents one of the most dramatic scenarios to deal with in intensive cardiology care and is burdened by substantial short-term mortality.
Maurizio Bertaina +17 more
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Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage from a pulmonary artery false aneurysm after Swan-Ganz catheterization in a thoracic aortic aneurysm patient: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 Pulmonary artery (PA) rupture caused by a PA Swan-Ganz catheter is a rare complication but remains fatal in almost 50% of cases. False aneurysm of the PA is a rare presentation of PA rupture and should be considered as a possible diagnosis in a patient ...
Daisuke Sugiyama +7 more
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Alternatives to the Swan–Ganz catheter [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine, 2018 While the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is still interesting in specific situations, there are many alternatives. A group of experts from different backgrounds discusses their respective interests and limitations of the various techniques and related measured variables.
de Backer, Daniel +14 more
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Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 2016 The authors present a case report of successful treatment of pulmonary artery perforation by endovascular stent graft implantation. Resumo: Os autores descrevem um caso de sucesso do tratamento da rotura da artéria pulmonar com a implantação de um stent ...
Filipa Melão +7 more
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Short term doxycycline treatment induces sustained improvement in myocardial infarction border zone contractility. [PDF]
, 2018 Decreased contractility in the non-ischemic border zone surrounding a MI is in part due to degradation of cardiomyocyte sarcomeric components by intracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2).
Aguayo, Esteban +11 more
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Methods used in cross-culturalcomparisons of vasomotor symptoms and their determinants [PDF]
, 2011 Methodological differences among studies of vasomotor symptoms limit rigorous comparison or systematic review. Vasomotor symptoms generally include hot flushes and night sweats although other associated symptoms exist.
Anderson, Debra +3 more
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Biomaterials Research, 2017 Background During pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) implantation, inaccurate measurements of hemodynamic parameters due to infection or thrombosis of PAC can result in severe complications.
Jung Wook Han +3 more
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