24 results
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... • Evaluate for signs ... (left heart disease ... Echocardiography #diagnosis #cardiology ... #echocardiogram
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
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 Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
 •
Pressures Right Atrial ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... mmHg (Diastolic) Left ... Atrial Pressure ... Pressures #RHC #cardiology
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Arterial Hypertension ... Pulmonary arterial ... 100% reliable sign ... #Arterial #Hypertension ... #PAH #Echocardiogram
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
skin thickening Signs ... Symptoms: • Cardiac ... lung disease), PAH ... (pulmonary arterial ... rheumatology #diagnosis #signs
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
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
Double Apical Impulse (S4) Visualization on Physical Exam - Hi-Res Video Version: https://www.grepmed.com/images/7802/physicalexam-cardiology-impulse-double-gallop-apical-signs

On palpation, the PMI
7802/physicalexam-cardiology-impulse-double-gallop-apical-signs ... vibrations of the left ... ventricle during atrial ... PhysicalExam #Video #Signs ... #Cardiology