Open AccessPulse rate of the venous wave in the eco-Doppler study of the lower extremities as a sign of elevated pressure in the right atrium
Author(s) -
María Rosa Cozcolluela,
Luis Sarría,
Luís Marcano Sanz,
María Teresa Escolar Martínez-Berganza,
F Escolar,
T Cabada,
F Larrodé
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anales del sistema sanitario de navarra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.175
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2340-3527
pISSN - 1137-6627
DOI - 10.23938/assn.0729
Subject(s) - pulsatile flow , cardiology , atrium (architecture) , supine position , doppler effect , medicine , central venous pressure , right atrium , diastole , blood flow , cardiac cycle , venous return curve , hemodynamics , blood pressure , heart rate , physics , atrial fibrillation , astronomy
The aim of this study is to determine the nature of venous flow in the lower extremities, as well as to correlate the velocity of the flow with average vein pressure in the right atrium.