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Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Atrial Pressure ... Diastolic) Pulmonary Artery ... Diastolic) Left Atrial ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology ... #diagnosis
Combination of diagnostic criteria used to assess the severity of tricuspid regurgitation (TR). This figure lists
Combination of diagnostic ... ASD indicates atrial ... cava; and RA, right ... atrial. ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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and Pressures Right ... Atrial Pressure ... Hg Pulmonary-Artery ... normal #wedge #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Pulmonary Artery Catheter Pressures
Normal: RA 0-8, RV 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP <25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac Index 2.6-4.2
HFrEF,
Pulmonary Artery ... decompensated Pulmonary Arterial ... Shunt Right-to-Left ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Coronary Artery ... • Paradoxical: Right ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... #Embolism #diagnosis ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... pressure (CVP) ● Right-sided ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Trypanosoma cruzi Reactivation in the Brain- ...Magnetic resonance images of the brain showed a mass measuring
matter of the right ... respectively, after ... on the basis of partial ... #clinical #NEJM ... reactivation #brain #MRI #radiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
function of the right ... disease; assess peak right ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary Artery ... septum - Bows from right ... Echocardiogram #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Atrium - Differential ... Diagnosis 1. ... Small secundum ASD ... #Atrium #RA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #cardiology