Left Atrial Systolic Pressure
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Left Atrial Systolic Pressure can be estimated by measuring the systolic pressure difference between LV and LA via the maximum MR velocity. In patients without significant LVOT or Aortic valve obstruction the LV systolic pressure can be assumed to be the systolic blood pressure.
References
Gorcscan J et al.
American Heart Journal 1991, 121 (3 Pt 1): 858-63
Nishimura RA et al.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1988, 11 (2): 317-21
Oh J, Seward JB, Tajik AJ.
The Echo Manual 3rd edition. Lippincott, Williams, Wilkins. 2007
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