Catheterization, Swan-Ganz

Overview

Placement of a balloon-tipped catheter into the pulmonary artery through the antecubital, subclavian, and sometimes the femoral vein. It is used to measure pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure which reflects left atrial pressure and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure. The catheter is threaded into the right atrium, the balloon is inflated and the catheter follows the blood flow through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle and out into the pulmonary artery.

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Quick facts about Catheterization, Swan-Ganz

Topic type

Diagnostic Test

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MeSH classification

E01.370.370.380.140.210|E02.148.224.165|E02.148.442.165|E04.100.814.529.937.165|E04.502.382.937.165|E05.157.250.165|E05.157.375.165

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