Pulmonary resistance: How best to measure?

James Wong; Mohammed Tarique Hussain

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_22

Pulmonary resistance: How best to measure?

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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 language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Practical Pediatric Cardiology
Subtitle of host publication	Case-Based Management of Potential Pitfalls
Publisher	Springer-Verlag London Ltd
Pages	149-153
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781447141839
ISBN (Print)	9781447141822
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4183-9_22
State	Published - 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

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Medicine(all)

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