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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiography #Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic ... Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Normal Cardiac Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... • 3-12 mmHg (Diastolic ... • 8-15 mmHg (Diastolic ... RHC #cardiology #diagnosis
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Waveforms and Pressures ... Right Atrial Pressure ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic ... normal #wedge #diagnosis
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

Mean Arterial Pressure is the average arterial pressure throughout one cycle, systole and
Mean Arterial Pressure ... Mean Arterial Pressure ... cycle, systole and diastole ... formula: MAP = Diastolic ... - Diastolic Pressure
Hepatic Vein Waveform

a wave - atrial contraction (end diastole)
S - ventricular systole
v - increasing RA pressure
contraction (end diastole ... increasing RA pressure ... systole D - early diastolic ... Waveform #Venous #diagnosis
Here’s a basic Diastology primer sheet I made before @sinaiemus echo session based on podcasts by
@SAlerhand #Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic ... Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function ... Grading - Schematic diastolic ... , II: moderate diastolic ... artery systolic pressure ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Algorithm for Diagnosing Diastolic Dysfunction With Doppler Echocardiography
 1. Determine the age of the patient
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Diastolic Dysfunction ... Grade diastolic ... increased LV filling pressure ... Echocardiography #Cardiology #Diagnosis
The cardiac cycle describes each heart beat, incorporating relaxation and contraction. Phase one describes diastole and
one describes diastole ... slightly during diastole ... Aortic pressure ... but falls during diastole ... Stages #Systole #Diastole
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)

Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation is a method of invasive hemodynamic support. A catheter is
Balloon inflates in diastole ... By increasing diastolic ... pressure, the IABP ... Triggers (EKG, Pressure ... Balloon #Pump #diagnosis