Urgent Right Heart Catheterization in Cardiogenic Shock: Let us Spread this Idea
Pulmonary artery catheter and cardiogenic shock
CS can be divided into four phenotypes according to blood volume and peripheral perfusion, and PAC data are essential for adequately characterizing the phenotype and institution of treatment. The wet profile is when the pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) is > 18 mmHg, and the dry profile is when the PAOP is 2.5 L/min/m is identified or cold when the CI is < 2.5 L/min/m. ()
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