Simultaneous left ventricular and ascending aortic pressure measurements via single artery access for assessment of aortic stenosis

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Simultaneous measurement of aortic and left ventricular pressures in aortic stenosis using a double lumen pigtail catheter

✍ Stoebe, Tom ;Adicoff, Arnold ;Weir, E. Kenneth ;Chesler, Elliot 📂 Article 📅 1984 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 317 KB 👁 1 views

This technical note describes a double lumen pigtail catheter that can facilitate measurement of the aortic valve gradient in patients with aortic stenosis. The catheter is passed retrograde into the left ventricle with the aid of a flexible guide wire. In two patients the measured gradient was not