Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

Katsuhito Fujiu

Publications

• Research Article
  Continuous Cardiac Stroke Volume Monitoring Leads to Early Detection of Cardiac Tamponade in the Percutaneous intracardiac Intervention
  Author(s): Takahide Murasawa, Katsuhito Fujiu, Jun Yokota, Keigo Iwazaki, Hikaru Tanimoto, Susumu Miyazaki, Kazuo Asada, Kojima Toshiya, Yasushi Imai, Masahiko Sumitani and Issei KomuroTakahide Murasawa, Katsuhito Fujiu, Jun Yokota, Keigo Iwazaki, Hikaru Tanimoto, Susumu Miyazaki, Kazuo Asada, Kojima Toshiya, Yasushi Imai, Masahiko Sumitani and Issei Komuro
  
  Background: Cardiac tamponade is one of the major complications which can result from catheter-based cardiac management, and if its detection or treatment is delayed, it can be fatal. Detecting cardiac tamponade in the earliest possible stages is crucial for preventing its development into a life threatening condition. Methods and results: In this study, an internal blood pressure reading was conducted as part of catheter ablation, cardiac electro physiologic study, and bi-ventricular pacing treatments, and this blood pressure wave form was used along with a FloTrac system to produce a continuous estimate of cardiac output. These data were then retrospectively analyzed to determine whether the FloTrac cardiac output showed changes prior to the onset of declining blood pressure, which is the typical indicator used to diagnose cardiac tamponade... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000122

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