Accurate detection of elevated left ventricular filling pressure by a simplified bedside application of the Valsalva maneuver

Am J Cardiol. 1993 Feb 15;71(5):462-5. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90458-o.

Authors

D E Schmidt¹, P K Shah

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.

PMID: 8430644
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(93)90458-o

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Blood Pressure / physiology*
Cardiac Catheterization
Heart Failure / diagnosis
Heart Failure / epidemiology
Heart Failure / physiopathology*
Humans
Myocardial Contraction / physiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Valsalva Maneuver / physiology*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*