Accurate detection of elevated left ventricular filling pressure by a simplified bedside application of the Valsalva maneuver.
Schmidt
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Division of Cardiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.
Shah
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D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver / Q000502:physiology*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*