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Valsalva maneuver for heart failure diagnosis is a useful noninvasive tool
2006 OCT 16 -- The Valsalva maneuver is a useful noninvasive tool for diagnosing heart failure.
According to researchers in the Netherlands, "In the present study, we assessed whether elevated ({{>=}}15 mmHg) PCWP (pulmonary capillary wedge pressure) can be detected using the blood pressure response to the Valsalva manoeuvre in a group of elderly patients with various cardiac disorders, including atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease, and healthy elderly controls."
J.J. Remmen and colleagues at University of Nijmegen wrote, "The Valsalva manoeuvre was performed in 93 patients (71±4 years) and 28 healthy...
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