Lowering Pulmonary Wedge Pressure after Heart Transplant: Pulmonary Compliance and Resistance Effect
Abstract Background: 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...
Main Authors: | Nádia Moreira, Rui Baptista, Susana Costa, Fátima Franco, Mariano Pêgo, Manuel Antunes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2015-01-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2015005050083&lng=en&tlng=en |
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