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Circulation. 1959;20:243-250

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(Circulation. 1959;20:243.)
© 1959 American Heart Association, Inc.


Hemodynamic Sequelae of Sustained Elevation of Left Atrial Pressure

ARTHUR SELZER M.D.1

1 From the Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, San Francisco, Calif.

A comparison of hemodynamic findings in 63 cases of mitral stenosis and in 35 cases of chronic left ventricular failure is presented. It is shown that circulatory dynamics of the 2 conditions are similar and only minor differences were detected.