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Chapter-180 Hemodynamic Features of Constrictive Physiology

BOOK TITLE: CSI: Cardiology Update 2014

Author
1. Jose V Jacob
ISBN
9789351526186
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12415_181
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2015
Pages
5
Author Affiliations
1. Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Chennai, Vellore Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, CMC Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter keywords
Constrictive physiology, Cardiac hemodynamic data, systolic pressure, RA pressure, diastolic pressure, square root feature

Abstract

This chapter discusses about the Classical or traditional hemodynamic features of constrictive physiology. There are five features of constrictive physiology are equalization of diastolic pressures, dip and plateau or called as square root feature, right ventricular end-diastolic pressure is more than one third of the systolic pressure, pulmonary artery systolic pressure is less than 55 mm of hg and lack of respiratory variation of mean RA pressure. The systolic area index is defined as the ratio of the RV area to the LV area in inspiration versus expiration. Cardiac hemodynamic data is very useful in the diagnosis of constriction and in the differentiation from restrictive physiology.

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