Open AccessEsophageal assessments of left ventricular filling pressures: A proof-of-concept study
Author(s) -
Markus Meyer,
Stephen P. Bell,
Neeraj Sardana,
Richard Zubarik,
Martin M. LeWinter,
Harold L. Dauerman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5151.128008
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricular filling , proof of concept , cardiology , blood pressure , computer science , diastole , operating system
We sought to evaluate if left ventricular filling pressures can be assessed from the esophagus.