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Preferred term

Ventricular Pressure  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The pressure within a CARDIAC VENTRICLE. Ventricular pressure waveforms can be measured in the beating heart by catheterization or estimated using imaging techniques (e.g., DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY). The information is useful in evaluating the function of the MYOCARDIUM; CARDIAC VALVES; and PERICARDIUM, particularly with simultaneous measurement of other (e.g., aortic or atrial) pressures.

Entry terms

  • Intraventricular Pressure

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DZPBRB2R-6

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