Reading pulmonary vascular pressure tracings: How to handle the problems of zero leveling and respiratory swings

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 252-257

  Kovacs, Gabor ^a,b   Avian, Alexander ^a,b   Pienn, Michael ^b   Naeije, Robert ^c   Olschewski, Horst ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

^c ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dynamic hyperinflation; Pulmonary artery pressure; Pulmonary hypertension; Right heart catheterization; Zero reference level

Indexed keywords

BREATHING PATTERN; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHILD; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; HYPERINFLATION; HYPERVENTILATION; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; LUNG PRESSURE; LUNG VOLUME; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PARADOXICAL PULSE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; PULMONARY PULSUS PARADOXUS; PULMONARY VASCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYNAMIC HYPERINFLATION; HEART FAILURE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION; ZERO REFERENCE LEVEL;

DYNAMIC HYPERINFLATION; PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION; ZERO REFERENCE LEVEL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE;

EID: 84907280681     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201402-0269PP     Document Type: Review

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