A simple technique for bedside estimation of left atrial pressure.

Gregg S PressmanRupesh RanjanStephen Olex

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)

The use of central systolic BP and peak LV-LA gradient by bedside echocardiography holds promise as a noninvasive measure of LAP. Our results are similar to those provided using current guidelines for echocardiographic estimation of LAP. Increased precision in the measurement of LV-LA gradient would improve the accuracy of this new technique.

Keyphrases

left atrial
left ventricular
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
catheter ablation
clinical practice
computed tomography
big data
pulmonary hypertension