[Analysis of pressure recordings].
Interpretation of the pressure waveforms obtained during cardiac catheterization is a skill that is useful to the clinical cardiologist and should be dominated by the interventional cardiologist. We present a systematic review of the information that can be obtained from carefully recorded pressure tracings of the heart and large vessels. Analysis of pressure recordings is approached as to their absolute values, their waveforms, the relationship between simultaneous recordings in different chambers or vessels, and the provocative maneuvers that can be required to improve diagnostic precision.
Gaspar
Jorge
J
Departamento de Hemodinámica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ignacio Chávez, INCICH, Juan Badiano No. 1 Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14080 México, D.F. jgaspar@mx.inter.net
D001794:Blood Pressure; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans