title: New technique for right heart catheterization using a Mullins' sheath.
abstract: A new technique for right heart catheterization using a Mullins' sheath is described. This device allows a Swan-Ganz catheter to reach pulmonary artery position easily and permits simultaneous pressure recordings in right heart chambers, thus avoiding a double venous puncture and two catheters. This new technique, its indications, and our experience in 29 patients are described. It is most useful in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and in those conditions in which accurate right heart pressure measurements are needed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tascón Pérez
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Delgado Jiménez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gomez Pajuelo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albarran Gonzalez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llovet Verdugo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kabbani
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dussac
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000506:poisoning; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil