wedged hepatic vein pressure

wedged hepatic vein pressure: wedged hepatic venous pressure the venous pressure measured with a catheter wedged into the hepatic vein. The difference between wedged and free hepatic vein pressures is used to locate the site of obstruction in portal hypertension; it is elevated in that due to cirrhosis but low in cardiac ascites or portal vein thrombosis.

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hepatic vein pressure gradient — hepatic venous pressure gradient the difference between the wedged hepatic venous pressure and the free hepatic venous pressure, used to assess portal hypertension … Medical dictionary
free hepatic vein pressure — free hepatic venous pressure the venous pressure in a hepatic vein on the vena caval side of a wedged catheter; cf. wedged hepatic vein p … Medical dictionary
venous pressure — the blood pressure in a vein, such as central venous pressure or wedged hepatic vein pressure … Medical dictionary
Portal venous pressure — is the blood pressure in the portal vein. It is normally 5 10 mm Hg [ [http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/esophageal varices.htm eMedicine Esophageal Varices : Article Excerpt by: Samy A Azer ...] ] .An elevated pressure may cause portal… … Wikipedia
wedge pressure — n intravascular pressure that is measured by means of a catheter wedged into the pulmonary artery so as to block the flow of blood and that is equivalent to the pressure in the left atrium called also pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, pulmonary … Medical dictionary
WHVP — may stand for:* Wedged hepatic vein pressure * WHVP (FM), a radio station in Hudson, New York, and part of the Sound of Life Radio radio networkReferences … Wikipedia

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