Lowering Pulmonary Wedge Pressure after Heart Transplant: Pulmonary Compliance and Resistance Effect

Lowering Pulmonary Wedge Pressure after Heart Transplant: Pulmonary Compliance and Resistance Effect

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AbstractBackground:Right ventricular (RV) afterload is an important risk factor for post-heart transplantation (HTx) mortality, and it results from the interaction between pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and pulmonary compliance (CPA). Their product, the RC time, is believed to be constant. An e...

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Main Authors: Nádia Moreira, Rui Baptista, Susana Costa, Fátima Franco, Mariano Pêgo, Manuel Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2015-07-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Heart Transplantation
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology
Lung Compliance
Vascular Resistance
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