"The use of conductance catheters, Doppler flow wires, and smaller traditional catheters will allow the pediatric cardiologist to more accurately and safely evaluate hemodynamic parameters." Kanter JP, Hellenbrand WE. Recent advances in non-interventional paediatric catherization. Curr Opin Cardiol 2005; 20:75-79.

Display # 5101520253050100All 1 Demontrating the utility of CD Leycom's PV-technoloy in the assessment of right ventricular function in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot Uebing et al. Can we use the end systolic volume index to monitor intrinsic right ventricular function after repair of tetralogy of Fallot? Int J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 27. [Epub ahead of print] 2 Use of pressure-volume analysis to study the tetralogy of Fallot Apitz C, Sieverding L, Latus H, Uebing A, Schoof S, Hofbeck M. Right Ventricular Dysfunction and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Asymptomatic Patients After Repair for Tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol. 2009 May 28. [Epub ahead of print] 3 "It is not sufficient to assess the systemic morphologic RV function by measuring ordinary hemodynamic variables alone." Tanoue Y, Kado H, Shiokawa Y, Fusazaki N, Ishikawa S. Midterm ventricular performance after Norwood procedure with right ventricular-pulmonary artery conduit.Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Dec;78(6):1965-71 4 Failure of stroke volume augmentation during exercise and dobutamine stress is unrelated to load-independent indexes of right ventricular performance after the Mustard operation. Derrick GP, et al Circulation 2000;102:III-154-159. 5 "The left ventricular pressure-volume relationship has been used to examine ventricular systolic and diastolic function as well as to evaluate myocardial energetics and ventricular-vascular coupling. "Indices of function can be examined on-line..." Cassidy SC. Pressure-volume relationships in pediatric systolic and diastolic heart failure. Prog Pediatr Cardiol. 2000 Sep 1;11(3):211-218. 6 "This technique has the potential to refine our assessment of clinically significant ventricular dysfunction after more complex cardiac operations and guide the development of improved strategies of myocardial protection." Chaturvedi RR, Lincoln C, Gothard JW, Scallan MH, White PA, Redington AN, Shore DF. Left ventricular dysfunction after open repair... J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Jan;115(1):77-83. 7 "The conductance catheter combined with a pressure microtip catheter, allows real-time measurement of (right ventricular) pressure-volume loops and quantification of pulmonary regurgitation." Chaturvedi RR, Kilner PJ, White PA, Bishop A, Szwarc R, Redington AN. Real-time analysis with a conductance catheter technique. Circulation. 1997 Feb 4;95(3):643-9. 8 The left ventricular pressure-volume relationship has been used to examine ventricular systolic and diastolic function as well as to evaluate myocardial energetics and ventricular-vascular coupling. "Indices of function can be examined on-line..." Cassidy SC. Pressure-volume relationships in pediatric systolic and diastolic heart failure. Prog Pediatr Cardiol. 2000 Sep 1;11(3):211-218.