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Cateterismo cardíaco derecho (Swan-Ganz) - Results

Nombres alternativos

Cateterismo cardíaco derecho; Cateterismo del lado derecho del corazón

Valores normales:

El índice cardíaco es de 2.8 a 4.2 litros por minuto por metro cuadrado (del área de la superficie corporal).
La presión sistólica de la arteria pulmonar es de 17 a 32 milímetros de mercurio (mmHg).
La presión promedio de la arteria pulmonar es de 9 a 19 mmHg.
La presión diastólica pulmonar es de 4 a 13 mmHg.
La presión de enclavamiento capilar pulmonar es de 4 a 12 mmHg.
La presión de la aurícula derecha es de 0 a 7 mmHg.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los resultados anormales pueden indicar:

Problemas del flujo circulatorio como insuficiencia cardíaca o shock
Valvulopatía
Enfermedad pulmonar

Cateterización cardíaca

Cateterización de Swan Ganz

Reviewed last on: 7/10/2010
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Michael A. chen, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Faxon DP. Catheterization and angiography. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 56.

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