PULSATILE PRESSURE-FLOW RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PULMONARY ARTERIAL SYSTEM OF MAN.

Abstract

Contents: The effect of pulsatile capillary bloodflow upon gas exchange within the lungs of man; The effects of cardiac action upon lung gas volume; Indirect assessment of the pulmonary artery-left atrial pressure gradient in patients with mitral valve disease, using the N2O-plethysmograph-flowmeter method; The effects of venous filling pressure and heart rate upon the right ventribular stroke volume.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0635991

Entities

People

  • G. De J. Lee

Organizations

  • University of Oxford

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Arteries
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Flowmeters
  • Heart
  • Heart Rate
  • Heart Valves
  • Microvessels
  • Pressure Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology