Usefulness of Atrial Septostomy as a Treatment for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension and Guidelines for its Application

作者: Stuart Rich , Emad Dodin , Vallerie V. McLaughlin

DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00370-6

关键词: Atrial septostomyLarge seriesRefractoryIn patientCardiologyHemodynamicsMedicineCritically illAnesthesiaPulmonary hypertensionInternal medicine

摘要: We review our experience and that for 2 large series of atrial septostomy as a treatment advanced pulmonary hypertension to better understand the hemodynamic changes result. Atrial may be useful procedure in patients with severe refractory hypertension, but should not used who are critically ill.

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