Pulmonary Wedge Pressure D011669

Phenomena and Processes [G] » Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena [G09] » Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena » Hemodynamics » Blood Pressure » Pulmonary Wedge Pressure

Description

The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a CATHETER in a small PULMONARY ARTERY; believed to reflect the PRESSURE in the pulmonary CAPILLARIES.   MeSH

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