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Estimating Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography

#Diagnosis #Cardiology #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic #Dysfunction #Diastology #Diastasis #EWave #AWave
Estimating Left ... Ventricular Filling Pressure ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Diastolic
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 ... Central Venous Pressure ... • 3-12 mmHg (Diastolic ... • 8-15 mmHg (Diastolic
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 ... Right Ventricular Pressure ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic ... 15-30 mm Hg • Diastolic
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
Primary and Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary (Essential) (95%) - Onset between age
Secondary Causes of Hypertension ... Repeatedly normal blood pressure ... Hypertensive urgency ... Hypothyroidism (mainly diastolic ... hypertension)
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
Hypertension in Pregnancy - Classification

Elevation in blood pressure >140 mmHg systolic, or >90 mmHg diastolic.

1) Chronic
Hypertension in ... Elevation in blood pressure ... systolic, or >90 mmHg diastolic ... . 1) Chronic hypertension ... : hypertension which
Diagnostic Criteria for Preeclampsia and Severe Preclampsia (in Red)

> 140 mm Hg systolic or >90 mm
systolic or >90 mm Hg diastolic ... previously normal blood pressure ... or > 110 mm Hg diastolic ... , hypertension can
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Control blood pressure ... Central aortic blood pressure ... causing systemic hypertension ... , pulmonary hypertension ... #HFpEF #dCHF #Diastolic
Secondary hypertension: Screening Checklist
New-onset or uncontrolled hypertension in adults
 • Drug-resistant/induced hypertension
 • Abrupt onset of
Secondary hypertension ... or uncontrolled hypertension ... • Onset of hypertension ... • Onset of diastolic ... hypertension in