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  2. Pulmonary artery - Wikipedia

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    The pulmonary artery pressure (PA pressure) is a measure of the blood pressure found in the main pulmonary artery. This is measured by inserting a catheter into the main pulmonary artery. [ 13 ] : 190–191 The mean pressure is typically 9–18 mmHg, [ 14 ] and the wedge pressure measured in the left atrium may be 6–12 mmHg.

  3. Ascending aorta - Wikipedia

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    Left coronary artery, right coronary artery and continues as the aortic arch: Vein: Combination of superior and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus: Supplies: The entire body, with exception of the respiratory zone of the lung: Identifiers; Latin: aorta ascendens, pars ascendens aortae: TA98: A12.2.03.001: TA2: 4176: FMA: 3736: Anatomical ...

  4. Pulmonary circulation - Wikipedia

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    Image showing main pulmonary artery coursing ventrally to the aortic root and trachea. The right pulmonary artery passes dorsally to the ascending aorta, while the left pulmonary artery passes ventrally to the descending aorta. De-oxygenated blood leaves the heart, goes to the lungs, and then enters back into the heart. [2]

  5. Major aortopulmonary collateral artery - Wikipedia

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    Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries (MAPCAs) develop early in embryonic life but regress as the normal pulmonary arteries (vessels that will supply deoxygenated blood to the lungs) develop. [2] In certain heart conditions the pulmonary arteries do not develop. The collaterals continue to grow, and can become the main supply of blood to the ...

  6. Zones of the lung - Wikipedia

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    Pulmonary blood pressure is typically in the range 25–10 mmHg with a mean pressure of 15 mmHg. Regional arterial blood pressure is typically in the range 5 mmHg near the apex of the lung to 25 mmHg at the base. Zone 1 is not observed in the normal healthy human lung.

  7. Pulmonary wedge pressure - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a pulmonary artery catheter in position. The pulmonary wedge pressure (PWP) (also called pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP), pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP), or cross-sectional pressure) is the pressure measured by wedging a pulmonary artery catheter with an inflated balloon into a small pulmonary arterial branch. [1]

  8. Transposition of the great vessels - Wikipedia

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    Normal heart anatomy compared to d-TGA Echocardiography of a complex transposition with a ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis. Abbreviations: LV and RV=left and right ventricle, PT=pulmonary trunk, VSD=ventricular septal defect, PS=pulmonary stenosis. Echocardiogram in transposition of the great arteries.

  9. Anatomy of the human heart - Wikipedia

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    The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...