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Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure estimation by transesophageal echocardiography: is simpler better?

The measurement of pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) is important for estimation of left ventricular filling pressure and for distinction between cardiac and non-cardiac etiology of pulmonary edema. Clinical assessment of PAOP, which relies on physical signs of pulmonary congestion, is unce...

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Autor principal: Voga, Gorazd
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18394183
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc6831