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Table 2 Impact of spontaneous and positive pressure ventilation on mitral and tricuspid valve peak flow velocities and paradoxical pulse with and without cardiac tamponade

From: Acute cardiac tamponade during atrial flutter ablation: improved hemodynamics after positive pressure ventilation: a case report

 

MV

TV

PP

Spontaneous ventilation without tamponade

 Inspiration

↓ < 10%

 < 6 mmHg

 Expiration

↓ < 25%

 

Spontaneous ventilation with tamponade

 Inspiration

↓↓ 25–65%

↑↑ 58–85%

 > 10 mmHg

 Expiration

↑↑ 22%

↓↓

 

Positive pressure ventilation without tamponade

 Inspiration

Reverse paradox

 Expiration

 

Positive pressure ventilation with tamponade

 Inspiration

Absent

 Expiration

 
  1. MV mitral valve, TV tricuspid valve, PP paradoxical pulse