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Catheterization is particularly useful in the diagnosis of occult systemic to pulmonary shunts, congenital heart disease, and distal pulmonary artery stenosis.

Various conditions can lead to carotid artery neck pain. For instance, some people experience carotidynia, which is inflammation of the blood vessels. Carotid artery dissection can also cause pain ...

Right ventricular–pulmonary artery coupling (RV-PAC) describes the energy transfer within the whole cardiopulmonary unit. Thus, it can identify the earliest signs of decompensation even before ...

CBT, catheter-based therapy; CDT, catheter-directed thrombolysis; RV, right ventricle; PA, pulmonary artery. While CDT promises reduced exposure to systemic thrombolytic therapies and potential for ...

Current applications of MRI-guided & combined x-ray and MRI catheterization in the literature Pulmonary vascular resistance studies. Pharmacological stress studies (e.g., dobutamine stress studies ...

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of early versus delayed catheter-based therapies (CBTs) on clinical outcomes in patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). This ...

Right ventricular-pulmonary artery (RV–PA) coupling integrates the ability of RV contractility to ... The ratio of CMR-derived RV end-systolic volume (ESV) to stroke volume (SV) has been shown to ...

has announced on April 3 that Teleflex and Arrow International are recalling the ARROW QuickFlash Radial Artery and Radial Artery/Arterial Line Catheterization Kits due to reports of increased ...

Pulmonary vascular remodeling is an important pathophysiological mechanism for the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell (PASMC) proliferation, ...