RC time constant of single lung equals that of both lungs together: a study in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

• Published in: American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology Vol. 297; no. 6; pp. H2154 - H2160
• Main Authors: Saouti, N, Westerhof, N, Helderman, F, Marcus, J. T, Stergiopulos, N, Westerhof, B. E, Boonstra, A, Postmus, P. E, Vonk-Noordegraaf, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.12.2009
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Blood Pressure; Cardiac Catheterization; Chronic Disease; Compliance; Female; Heart; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology; Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology; Lung - blood supply; Lungs; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Patients; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary Artery - physiopathology; Pulmonary Circulation; Thromboembolism - complications; Thromboembolism - physiopathology; Time Factors; Vascular Resistance; Young Adult

1 Department of Pulmonary Diseases and 3 Department of Physics and Medical Technology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam; 2 Department of Physiology, VU University, Amsterdam; 5 BMEYE, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Nethe...