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Reduced collateral perfusion is a direct consequence of elevated right atrial pressure

D Manor1, S Williams, R Ator

  • 1Department of Physiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 76107.

Summary

Increased right atrial pressure (RAP) reduces blood flow to the heart muscle, particularly in areas dependent on collateral circulation. Elevated venous outflow pressure can falsely inflate measurements of coronary collateral flow.

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