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Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study... Original Articles Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Jie J. Cao, MD, MPH; Yi Wang, ScD; Jeannette McLaughlin, RN; Peter Rhee, MD; Michael Passick, RDCS; Nora Ngai, PhD; Joshua Cheng, RT; Ronald J. Gulotta, MD; Andrew D. Berke, MD; George A. Petrossian, MD; Nathaniel Reichek, MD Background—Cardiac hemodynamics affect pulmonary vascular pressure and flow, but little is known of the effects of hemodynamics on lung perfusion at the tissue level. We sought to investigate the relationship between hemodynamic abnormalities in patients with left heart failure and global and regional lung perfusion using lung perfusion quantification by magnetic resonance imaging. Methods and Results—Lung perfusion was quantified in 10 normal subjects and 28 patients undergoing clinically indicated left and right heart catheterization and same day research cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. A total of 228 lung slices were evaluated. Global lung perfusion, determined as the average of 6 coronal lung slices through the anterior, mid, and posterior left and right lungs, was significantly lower in patients with reduced cardiac index (<2.5 L/min per m ): 94±30 mL/100 mL per minute versus 132±40 mL/100 mL per minute in those with preserved http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging Wolters Kluwer Health

Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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© 2012 American Heart Association, Inc.
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1941-9651
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1942-0080
DOI
10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.973206
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23076810
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Original Articles Effects of Hemodynamics on Global and Regional Lung Perfusion A Quantitative Lung Perfusion Study by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Jie J. Cao, MD, MPH; Yi Wang, ScD; Jeannette McLaughlin, RN; Peter Rhee, MD; Michael Passick, RDCS; Nora Ngai, PhD; Joshua Cheng, RT; Ronald J. Gulotta, MD; Andrew D. Berke, MD; George A. Petrossian, MD; Nathaniel Reichek, MD Background—Cardiac hemodynamics affect pulmonary vascular pressure and flow, but little is known of the effects of hemodynamics on lung perfusion at the tissue level. We sought to investigate the relationship between hemodynamic abnormalities in patients with left heart failure and global and regional lung perfusion using lung perfusion quantification by magnetic resonance imaging. Methods and Results—Lung perfusion was quantified in 10 normal subjects and 28 patients undergoing clinically indicated left and right heart catheterization and same day research cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. A total of 228 lung slices were evaluated. Global lung perfusion, determined as the average of 6 coronal lung slices through the anterior, mid, and posterior left and right lungs, was significantly lower in patients with reduced cardiac index (<2.5 L/min per m ): 94±30 mL/100 mL per minute versus 132±40 mL/100 mL per minute in those with preserved

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Nov 1, 2012

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