Pulmonary resistance: How best to measure?

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Abstract

Assessing the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is important in subjects with intra-cardiac shunts who present later in life or those with functionally univentricular physiology where there is suspicion of raised pulmonary arterial pressures. Methods to measure PVR include catheter or combined catheter and magnetic resonance imaging (XMR). Whilst catheter alone is more easily performed and available, XMR techniques offer improved accuracy particularly in the presence of large shunts or when using vasodilator agents. We describe two cases where PVR was calculated and was crucial in planning further management.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationPractical Pediatric Cardiology
Subtitle of host publicationCase-Based Management of Potential Pitfalls
PublisherSpringer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages149-153
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781447141839
ISBN (Print)9781447141822
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

  • Atrio-ventricular septal defect
  • Cardiac catheterisation
  • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
  • Fick method
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary vascular resistance
  • Shunts
  • Single ventricle physiology
  • Trisomy 21

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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