intracardiac pressure
1pressure — 1. A stress or force acting in any direction against resistance. 2. (P, frequently followed by a subscript indicating location)In physics and physiology, the force per unit area exerted by a gas or liquid against the walls of its container or… …
2curve — 1. A nonangular continuous bend or line. 2. A chart or graphic representation, by means of a continuous line connecting individual observations, of the course of a physiologic activity, of the number of cases of a disease in a given period, or of …
3Mitral stenosis — Classification and external resources Mitral stenosis with marked thickening of the leaflets and left atrial hypertrophy. Superior view. Autopsy preparation …
4waveform — The form of a pulse; e.g., an arterial pressure or displacement wave; or of the pacemaker pulse as demonstrated on the oscilloscope under a specified load. pressure w. a graphic …
5manometer-tipped catheter — a catheter with a small pressure transducer on its tip; used in measuring intravascular or intracardiac pressure …
6Forssmann, Werner — born Aug. 20, 1904, Berlin, Ger. died June 1, 1979, Schopfheim, W.Ger. German surgeon. He shared with Andre Cournand and Dickinson W. Richards (1895–1973) a 1956 Nobel Prize for contributions to the development of cardiac catheterization. He used …
7cardiac catheterization — passage of a small catheter through a vein in an arm or leg or the neck and into the heart, permitting the securing of blood samples, determination of intracardiac pressure, detection of cardiac anomalies, planning of operative approaches, and… …
8cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …
9Atrial septal defect — PFO redirects here. For the airport, see Paphos International Airport. Atrial septal defect Classification and external resources Heart of human embryo of about thirty five days ICD 10 …
10dextro-Transposition of the great arteries — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q20.3 ICD 9 745.10 …
