Key result
The presence of Kerley's B-lines in mitral stenosis correlates with pulmonary capillary pressures, typically appearing when pressures exceed 20 to 30 mm Hg.
Why the study?
Does roentgen evaluation using multi-parameter formulas accurately predict pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with mitral stenosis?
Does roentgen evaluation using multi-parameter formulas accurately predict pulmonary arterial pressure in patients with mitral stenosis?
Roentgen evaluation, including the assessment of Kerley's B-lines, may provide a non-invasive method to estimate pulmonary arterial and venous pressures in patients with mitral stenosis.
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May aid noninvasive pressure estimation in mitral stenosis; leaves open validation of multi-parameter formulas.
Johnson et al. (1961) conducted a review in Mitral stenosis. Roentgen evaluation (Kerley's B-lines) was evaluated on Pulmonary arterial and capillary pressure. The presence of Kerley's B-lines in mitral stenosis correlates with pulmonary capillary pressures, typically appearing when pressures exceed 20 to 30 mm Hg.
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