Korean Circ J.  1988 Mar;18(1):121-125. 10.4070/kcj.1988.18.1.121.

Comparatives Study of Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Venous Wedge Pressure in Congenital Heart Disease

• Yun YS
• Noh CI
• Hong CY

• KMID: 2229598
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1988.18.1.121

Abstract

A statistical comparison of pulmonary artery and pulmonary venous wedge pressure has been made by the correlation coefficient method in 24 children with various congenital heart disease. None of them had pulmonary hypertension above the normal range. During the systolic phase, pulmonary arterial pressure was 2.02+/-2.64mmHg greater than pulmonary venous wedge pressure with poor correlation(r=0.57). During the diastolic phase, pulmonary venous wedge pressure was 2.08+/-2.47mmHg greater than pulmonary aetery pressure with poor correlation(r=-.63). Mean pulmonary arterial pressure was 0.79+/-1.02mmHg greater than pulmonary venous wedge pressure with good correlation (r=0.96). Therefore, it is concluded that if pulmonary artery is not entered, a pulmonary vein wedge pressure is a useful indication of pulmonary artery mean pressure in selected cases of congenital heart disease.

Keyword

Pulmonary venous wedge pressure

MeSH Terms

Arterial Pressure
Child
Heart Defects, Congenital*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Pulmonary Artery*
Pulmonary Veins
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure*
Reference Values