Overestimation of severity of mitral stenosis during cardiac catheterization due to a large left atrial thrombus

Autor:	C S, Soo, M H, Choo, C N, Lee, M, Tay, C A, Mestres, M, Lim
Rok vydání:	1992
Předmět:	Cardiac Catheterization Heart Diseases Humans Mitral Valve Mitral Valve Stenosis Atrial Function Left Blood Pressure Female Thrombosis Heart Atria Pulmonary Wedge Pressure Aged Ultrasonography
Zdroj:	Singapore medical journal. 33(5)
ISSN:	0037-5675
Popis:	We report a case of mitral stenosis with a large left atrial thrombus which was obstructing pulmonary venous inflow where the conventional use of the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure as an approximation of the left atrial pressure during diagnostic cardiac catheterisation led to the over-estimation of the severity of mitral stenosis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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