About The Medical Condition Pulmonary Artery Catheterizations

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Pulmonary Artery Catheterizations

Pulmonary Artery Catheterizations Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Pulmonary Artery Catheterizations Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Pulmonary Artery Catheterizations?

Placement of a balloon-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery through the antecubital, subclavian, and sometimes the femoral vein. It is used to measure pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure which reflects left atrial pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. The catheter is threaded into the right atrium, the balloon is inflated and the catheter follows the blood flow through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle and out into the pulmonary artery.

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