Body Habitus Considerations During Right Heart Catheterization

Body Habitus Considerations During Right Heart Catheterization

Background: Obese and overweight body habitus are common among patients undergoing right heart catheterization for suspected pulmonary hypertension, but previous studies have described only patients with severe obesity. This study examined the effect of body habitus on intracardiac pressures, thermo...

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Main Authors: Natasha R. Girdharry, BSc, Robert F. Bentley, PhD, Felipe H. Valle, MD, Elizabeth Karvasarski, BSc, Sinan Osman, BSc, Vikram Gurtu, MD, Shimon Kolker, MD, Susanna Mak, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X21001244

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