Abstract
Chest radiography is considered an accurate technique for evaluating the presence and degree of congestive heart failure1 (CHF). Radiographic evidence of redistribution of pulmonary blood flow and interstitial and alveolar edema is an established indicator of pulmonary artery wedge pressure in both acute and chronic forms of CHF.2 It is believed that the absence of these radiographic findings is inconsistent with severe CHF and, specifically, elevations of pulmonary artery wedge pressure.3-5 Much work describing the utility of chest radiography in the diagnosis and management of patients with CHF was carried out before the advent of potent diuretics and vasodilator agents.6 Currently, many treated patients with end-stage CHF do not have clinical congestion and may die suddenly despite apparent hemodynamic compensation.7,8 This report examines the chest radiographic abnormalities observed in patients with chronic severe CHF and marked elevation of pulmonary artery wedge pressure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 625-627 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The American journal of cardiology |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1989 |
Funding
From the Department of Cardiology, Escola Paul&a De Medicina, Rua Escobar Ortiz-699, Sao Paulo-SP 04512, Brazil, and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. Dr. Venturi was the reciprent of grant no. 86/0550-l from Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa de Estado de Sao Paula (FA-PESP). Dr. AIexopoulos is an Annenberg Scholar in Cardiology. Manuscript received August 4,1988; revised manuscript received November 14, 1988, and accepted November 16.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine