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Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
from right to left ... #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Pressures Right Atrial ... Pressure (CVP) • 2- ... mmHg (Diastolic) Left ... Atrial Pressure ... Pressures #RHC #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,
25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Arterial HTN Pulmonic ... Regurgitation Left-to-Right ... Shunt Right-to-Left ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Mitral Stenosis and Left Atrial Thrombus on Echocardiogram (a4c)

Mitral stenosis is a risk factor for LA
Mitral Stenosis and Left ... Atrial Thrombus ... of underlying cardiac ... Mitral #Stenosis #Atrial ... #clinical #cardiology
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
arterial pressure ... (PAp) ● Pulmonary ... contraction in atrial ... systole + passive atrial ... filling in atrial
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... Pulmonary arterial ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #PAH #Echocardiogram ... #s4c #pocus
Large atrial septal defect on cardiac POCUS with an oddly satisfying bubble study.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

#Bubble
Large atrial septal ... defect on cardiac ... #Atrial #SeptalDefect ... #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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skin thickening Signs ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... calcinosis • Pulmonary ... lung disease), PAH ... (pulmonary arterial
Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) on Echocardiogram

55 year old female.  Amazing how the body adapts
Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Arterial Hypertension ... (IPAH) on Echocardiogram ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #cardiology #a4c
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... , h/o of cardiac ... scoring #criteria #cardiology