Supine, prone, right and left gravitational effects on human pulmonary circulation
Abstract Background Body position can be optimized for pulmonary ventilation/perfusion matching during surgery and intensive care. However, positional effects upon distribution of pulmonary blood flow and vascular distensibility measured as the pulmonary blood volume variation have not been quantita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-11-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12968-019-0577-9 |