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World J Radiol. Oct 28, 2014; 6(10): 833-839
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i10.833
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i10.833
Influence of breathing movements and Valsalva maneuver on vena caval dynamics
Alicia Laborda, Sergio Sierre, Ignatios Ioakeim, Miguel Angel De Gregorio, Minimally Invasive Techniques Research Group, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
Mauro Malvè, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Energetics and Materials, Universidad Pública de Navarra. Aragon Institute of Engineering Research, 31006 Pamplona, Spain
Ignacio De Blas, Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
William T Kuo, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, CA 94305, United States
Author contributions: Laborda A and De Gregorio MA designed the research; Laborda A performed the majority of the experiments; Laborda A, Malvè M and Ioakeim I acquired the data; Laborda A, Sierre S, De Blas I and Ioakeim I analyzed the data; Laborda A, Malve M, De Blas I and Ioakeim I drafted the article; Sierre S, Kuo WT, and De Gregorio MA performed the critical review of the paper; All authors gave the final approval.
Correspondence to: Alicia Laborda, DVM, PhD, Minimally Invasive Techniques Research Group (GITMI), Universidad de Zaragoza, Calle Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain. alaborda@unizar.es
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Received: July 2, 2014
Revised: August 19, 2014
Accepted: September 16, 2014
Published online: October 28, 2014
Revised: August 19, 2014
Accepted: September 16, 2014
Published online: October 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This study is focused on the poorly investigated and controversial field of vena caval dynamics. It provides findings about possible correlations between respiratory movements and caval hemodynamic characteristics. This knowledge may have many clinical applications for therapeutic minimally invasive strategies, especially for the study of intravenous devices.