The relationship between pulmonary artery wedge pressure and pulmonary blood volume derived from contrast echocardiography: A proof-of-concept study.

Ken MonahanDaniel LenihanEvan L BrittainLinda SalibaRobert N PianaLeslie L RobisonMelissa M HudsonGregory T Armstrong

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)

Relative PBV derived from contrast echocardiography correlates with PAWP. If validated in larger studies, rPBV could potentially be used as an alternative to invasively determine left-sided filling pressure.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
magnetic resonance
coronary artery
contrast enhanced
left ventricular
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
case control
heart failure