The click was present throughout the respiratory cycle when pulmonary artery diastolic pressure consistently exceeded RVEDP. Clicks were associated with sudden "doming" of the valve demonstated by ...

A pulmonary valve and part of the pulmonary artery from a donor organ are used to replace the transplanted valve and artery. Many surgeons prefer this method because it continues to work well as a ...

AIMS To define how often transient pulmonary branch stenosis (PBS) develops after closure of a patent ductus arteriosus ... In 21%, both pulmonary branches were affected. In 79%, the left pulmonary ...

Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Stenosis-Criteria ... EKG and no clinical suspicion of alternative diagnoses such as pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection or pericarditis. The reference standard ...

The mean (SD) pressure gradients between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery before and immediately after dilatation in five patients were not significantly different (58 (28) and 47 (12) mm Hg) ...

Authors of a recent review shared expert insights and tips for conducting cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose ...

Background: Pulmonary Artery Elastance (PAE) is an echocardiographic value commonly calculated in Heart Failure (HF) patients. It is presumed to be associated with mortality and adverse outcomes. We ...

There are a paucity of data in the literature regarding the natural history in patients with subclavian artery occlusive disease. The left subclavian artery is more frequently involved than the ...

In both cases the anatomic lesion producing the reversal of blood flow was a stenosis of the left subclavian artery proximal to the origin of the vertebral artery. The cause of the reversed flow ...

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In none of the patients was there evidence of any associated etiologic factor such as coronary-artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, hypertension or thyrotoxicosis. Table 3 Types of Pulmonary ...