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Pulmonary hypertension

1 Define pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary artery hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) refers to a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (> 25 mm Hg) from any cause. Pulmonary artery hypertension (World Health Organization [WHO] group 1) was previously referred to as primary…

Central venous catheterization

1 Define central venous catheterization. A central venous catheter (CVC) or central line is a catheter that is placed into a large vein such that the catheter’s distal orifice is within a central vein. The target central vein for CVCs…