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The Bronchoscopic Measurement of Left Auricular Pressure

Author(s) -

P. R. Allison,

R. J. Linden

Publication year - 1953

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.7.5.669

Subject(s) - medicine , suction , left atrial pressure , left lung , stenosis , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , anatomy , lung , hemodynamics , mechanical engineering , engineering

A specially adapted needle on the end of a Jackson's suction tube has been used to pierce the left auricle of the heart through the upper end of one of the main bronchi. Pressure measurements and wave forms have been recorded in patients suffering from lung disease with normal hearts, in those with mitral stenosis and mitral regurgitation. This preliminary communication describes the method and shows some typical results.

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