Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
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The Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (abbreviated PCWP), as measured by a Swan-Ganz catheter, is the pressure measured in a pulmonary artery after occlusion of that artery. Because of the large compliance of the pulmonary circulation, it provides an indirect measure of the left atrial pressure.
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- Overview at cvphysiology.com
- Description at virginia.edu
- Pulmonary+wedge+pressure at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)