Pulmonary Wedge Pressure

The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a CATHETER in a small PULMONARY ARTERY; believed to reflect the PRESSURE in the pulmonary CAPILLARIES.

Year introduced: 1981

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Tree Number(s): G09.330.380.076.695

MeSH Unique ID: D011669

Entry Terms:

• Pressure, Pulmonary Wedge
• Pressures, Pulmonary Wedge
• Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
• Wedge Pressure, Pulmonary
• Wedge Pressures, Pulmonary
• Pulmonary Wedge Pressures
• Pulmonary Venous Wedge Pressure
• Wedge Pressure
• Pressures, Wedge
• Pressure, Wedge
• Wedge Pressures
• Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

Previous Indexing:

• Blood Pressure (1966-1980)
• Pulmonary Circulation (1966-1980)

See Also:

• Pulmonary Circulation

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Hemodynamics
Blood Pressure
Pulmonary Wedge Pressure