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Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring of Aortic and Pulmonary Artery Hemodynamics in a Large Animal Model of ARDS
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[Status of central hemodynamics in patients with hypertension and secondary arterial hypertension]
Abstract:
A study was undertaken to examine 285 patients with hypertensive disease and 187 with secondary arterial hypertension. Their hemodynamic parameters were assessed by a radionuclide method. It was found that there were various blood circulatory types at each stage, no matter what the clinical type of the disease. The state of central hemodynamics was demonstrated to be associated with interaction of cardiac and peripheral mechanisms responsible for blood circulatory regulation.
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Monitoring Both Arms:
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