Haemodynamic Quantification of Different Provocation Manoeuvres by Simultaneous Measurement of Right and Left Atrial Pressure: Implications for the Echocardiographic Detection of Persistent Foramen Ovale | Zendy

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Haemodynamic Quantification of Different Provocation Manoeuvres by Simultaneous Measurement of Right and Left Atrial Pressure: Implications for the Echocardiographic Detection of Persistent Foramen Ovale

Author(s) -

Stefan Pfleger

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

european journal of echocardiography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1525-2167

pISSN - 1532-2114

DOI - 10.1053/euje.2000.0052

Subject(s) - medicine , valsalva maneuver , provocation test , cardiology , expiration , patent foramen ovale , pulmonary wedge pressure , anesthesia , right to left shunt , left atrial pressure , foramen ovale (heart) , central venous pressure , hemodynamics , blood pressure , heart rate , respiratory system , alternative medicine , pathology , migraine

Persistent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in 9.2--32% of echocardiographic examinations. The gold standard for the detection of a PFO is transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and the mostly used provocation test is the Valsalva manoeuvre. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Valsalva manoeuvre compared to other provocation tests by simultaneous haemodynamic measurements of the right and left atrial pressure.

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