left pulmonary artery
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Left marginal artery — Artery: Left marginal artery Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Left marginal artery not visible, but would be near center left.) … Wikipedia
Pulmonary artery — Artery: Pulmonary artery … Wikipedia
pulmonary artery — n an arterial trunk or either of its two main branches that carry oxygen deficient blood to the lungs: a) a large arterial trunk that arises from the conus arteriosus of the right ventricle, ascends in front of the aorta, and branches into the… … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary artery sling — Infobox Disease Name = Pulmonary artery sling Caption = DiseasesDB = 30767 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2525 MeshID = Pulmonary artery sling is a rare condition in which the left pulmonary artery … Wikipedia
pulmonary artery sling — a rare cardiac anomaly in which the left pulmonary artery arises aberrantly from the right pulmonary artery and lies between the trachea and esophagus; it is frequently characterized by respiratory obstruction. See also pulmonary sling syndrome,… … Medical dictionary
Pulmonary artery pressure — (PA pressure) is a measure of the blood pressure found in the pulmonary artery. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure is normally 9 18 mmHg.[1] Site Normal pressure range (in mmHg)[2] Central venous pressure 3–8 Right ventricular pressure systolic … Wikipedia
Pulmonary artery catheter — In medicine pulmonary artery catheterization (PAC) is the insertion of a catheter into a pulmonary artery. Its purpose is diagnostic; it is used to detect heart failure or sepsis, monitor therapy, and evaluate the effects of drugs. The pulmonary… … Wikipedia
Circumflex branch of left coronary artery — Artery: Circumflex branch of left coronary artery Base and diaphragmatic surface of heart. (Circumflex branch not visible, but would be near the coronary sinus.) … Wikipedia
pulmonary artery banding — an operation to provide constriction of the pulmonary artery with a band to reduce pulmonary blood flow and relieve congestive heart failure in children with congenital heart defects that produce left to right shunts between ventricles or the… … Medical dictionary
pulmonary artery wedge pressure — (PAWP), pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) blood pressure measured by a catheter wedged into the distal pulmonary artery; it permits indirect measurement of the mean blood pressure in the left atrium … Medical dictionary
