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New technique for right heart catheterization using a Mullins' sheath
J C Tascón Pérez1, J F Delgado Jiménez, C Gomez Pajuelo
1Laboratorio de Hemodinámica y Cardiología Intervencionista, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
A new technique for right heart catheterization using a Mullins' sheath is described. This device allows a Swan-Ganz catheter to reach pulmonary artery position easily and permits simultaneous pressure recordings in right heart chambers, thus avoiding a double venous puncture and two catheters. This new technique, its indications, and our experience in 29 patients are described. It is most useful in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and in those conditions in which accurate right heart pressure measurements are needed.