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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,
Catheter Pressures ... Normal: RA 0-8, RV ... #Catheter #Pressures ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
ASE Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Assessment of the Right Heart in Adults
 - Chamber Quantification
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Atrium, Right Atrial ... Pressure - Segmental ... Diastolic Function #Echocardiogram ... #RV #Heart #Evaluation ... #cardiology #diagnosis
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
on Ultrasound Right ... Ventricular Pressure ... (EI) = D2/D1 RV ... #psax #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pocus
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
(RA, RV) ● Pulmonary ... arterial pressure ... SVR = 80 x [mean artery ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Echocardiographic Findings of Acute Right Ventricular Strain
 - Increased RV:LV Size Ratio
 - Abnormal Septal Motion
Elevated Pulmonary Artery ... Systolic Pressure ... Ferdous @fazalabul #RV ... #POCUS #diagnosis ... #cardiology #POCUS
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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- Pulmonary Artery ... correlate in the SHOCK trial ... Increases in RAP or pericardial ... #catheter #diagnosis ... #cardiology #swanganz
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary Artery ... Differentiating #PAH #PVH #Echocardiogram ... #comparison #diagnosis ... #cardiology #pulmonary ... #arterial #venous
Graphic representation of transthoracic echocardiographic parameters in the assessment of right ventricular pressure overload. A′ = peak late
ventricular pressure ... atrium; RiHTh = ... cmls) #TTE #Echocardiogram ... Transthoracic #Diagnosis ... RightVentricular #Cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
ventricular hypertrophy, pericardial ... ventricular pressure ... Anticoagulation ≥4 weeks after ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) Windows
1. ME 5-Chamber view 
2. ME 4-Chamber view 
3. ME-Commissural view 
4. ME
Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... ME Left Atrial Appendage ... Transesophageal #Echocardiogram ... Windows #Views #diagnosis ... #cardiology