History of right heart catheterization: 100 Years of experimentation and methodology development

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 94-101

  Nossaman, Bobby D ^a,b   Scruggs, Brittni A ^b   Nossaman, Vaughn E ^b   Murthy, Subramanyam N ^b   Kadowitz, Philip J ^b  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular hemodynamics; Pulmonary artery catheterization; Pulmonary circulation; Right heart catheterization; Systemic circulation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GAS; BLOOD VOLUME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CATHETERIZATION, SWAN-GANZ; HEMODYNAMICS; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 77149166956     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0b013e3181ceff67     Document Type: Review

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