June 1, 1996Circulation203 citations
View Full PaperValue of Dynamic Respiratory Changes in Left and Right Ventricular Pressures for the Diagnosis of Constrictive Pericarditis
Structured PICO
Does the examination of dynamic respiratory changes in left and right ventricular pressures aid in the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis?
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Population
Patients evaluated for constrictive pericarditis (CP) in the cardiac catheterization laboratory
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Intervention
Examination of dynamic respiratory changes in left and right ventricular pressures
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Outcome
Diagnosis of constrictive pericarditissurrogate
Dynamic respiratory changes in ventricular pressures can indicate increased ventricular interdependence, aiding the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Abstract
Examination of dynamic respiratory changes indicating increased ventricular interdependence may be helpful in the diagnosis of CP in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
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Hurrell et al. (Sat,) studied this question.