Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunting refers to the abnormal connection between the pulmonary arteries and veins, allowing blood to bypass the lungs. This can lead to impaired gas exchange ...

The Qp/Qs ratio can be measured during cardiac catheterization or via echocardiography and helps to determine the size of the cardiac shunt. The Qp (flow through the pulmonary vascular bed ...

A patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a persistent connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery resulting in left to right shunting. This connection is supposed to close shortly after birth ...

Prolonged cardiopulmonary support over weeks to months has been achieved using the pulmonary artery trunk and the left atrium LAD support, allowing extubation and a degree of physical ...

Despite the patient’s pregnancy we carried out contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomography to detect, for example, any pulmonary vascular malformation. A shunt between the right bronchial ...

Advanced therapies, medicines bring new hope for pulmonary hypertension patients: Dr Manisha Mendiratta: Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai Saturday, February 8, 2025, 08:00 Hrs [IST] Dr Ma ...

LV output is measuring the sum of systemic blood flow and the shunt through the DA, which is actually pulmonary blood flow, whereas RV output is measuring systemic blood flow. Both of these are ...