The central venous pressure (CVP) is frequently used ... Furthermore, as right ventricular stroke volume determines left ventricular filling, the CVP is assumed to be an indirect measure of ...

In addition, echocardiographic variables, such left atrial enlargement, left ventricular wall thickness ... "If the heart isn't relaxing, the filling pressure increases, which means the atrial ...

Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, ...

Cigarette smoking from childhood into early adulthood is associated with an increased risk of premature cardiac injury, according to a study published today in JACC, the flagship journal of the ...

and reductions in left ventricular filling pressure. Two clinical trials evaluated the effects of sodium nitroprusside in pediatric patients less than 17 years of age to induce hypotension.