What does PCW stand for?

Pulmonary Capillary Wedge (cardiology)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Clinically pulmonary venous hypertension is diagnosed by an elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure greater than 14 mmHg.

Detecting cardiac abnormalities on routine chest CT

An alternative method for coordinating pulmonary capillary wedge pressure measurement with the respiratory cycle.

Pulsus paradoxus in ventilated and non-ventilated patients

Mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and mean left atrial pressure (LAP) reflect left ventricular filling pressures in the absence of mitral inflow obstruction.

Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function / ...

The back pressure imposed on the pulmonary vasculature causes the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, the mean pulmonary artery pressure, and the diastolic and systolic pulmonary artery pressures to increase.

Congestive heart failure

She required mechanical ventilation and her vital signs demonstrated marginal hemodynamics (blood pressure, 59/32 mm Hg; oxygen saturation, 95%; and pulmonary capillary wedge pressures in the 13-14 mm Hg range).

The study outcomes included the following: -- A decrease in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), a measure of the blood pressure in the heart that when elevated, forces fluid into the lungs causing respiratory problems (the primary endpoint).

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During this time, investigators monitored changes in three key parameters used to assess CHF severity: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), cardiac index, and blood pressure.

Nesiritide shows benefit in patients with acute CHF

2] and a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of less than 18 mm Hg, which we have accepted as signs of optimal cardiac performance in this patient population.

Inspiratory muscle training in patients with chronic heart failure ...