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Cateterismo cardíaco derecho (Swan-Ganz) - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Cateterismo cardíaco derecho; Cateterismo del lado derecho del corazón

Valores normales:

  • La presión sistólica de la arteria pulmonar es de 15 a 30 mmHg.
  • La presión promedio de la arteria pulmonar es de 9 a 17 mmHg.
  • La presión diastólica pulmonar es de 0 a 8 mmHg.
  • La presión de enclavamiento capilar pulmonar es de 5 a 15 mmHg.
  • El índice cardíaco es de 2.4 a 4.2 L/min/M2.
  • La presión de la aurícula derecha es de 0 a 8 mmHg.

mmHg = milímetros de mercurio

L/min/M2 = litros por minuto por metro cuadrado del área de la superficie corporal.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden indicar valvulopatía, problemas del flujo circulatorio, como insuficiencia cardíaca o shock, o enfermedad pulmonar.

  • Fecha de revisión: 7/17/2006
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo; WB Saunders; 2005:401-402.

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