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Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Always interpret a RHC ... (PA mean > 20 mmHg ... What is the cardiac ... Catheterization #RHC ... cardiology
Right Heart Cath - Normal Cardiac Pressures

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) or Central Venous Pressure (CVP)
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Cath - Normal Cardiac ... Artery Pressure (PAP ... #Heart #Cath #Cardiac ... #Pressures #RHC ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... Hypertension on ... @PulmPEEPs #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... ChestCT #CTChest #Radiology
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,
Pulmonary Artery ... 15-25/0-8, Mean PAP ... 25, PCWP 8-12, Cardiac ... Medicine @ucsdim #PA ... #Hemodynamics #Cardiology
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial ... artery hypertension ... or cardiac tamponade ... are -cardiac output ... (ie, cardiac index
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension ... injury: - Primary cardiac ... - Primary non-cardiac ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... Tachyarrhythmias, Hypotension
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... Artery Hypertension ... Venous Hypertension ... comparison #diagnosis #cardiology ... #pulmonary #arterial
Checklist for the Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension
 • Record estimated PASP
 • Evaluate RV size
Evaluation of Pulmonary ... Hypertension ... Differentiate PAH ... Shah @HFpEF #Pulmonary ... #Hypertension #
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
) ● Pulmonary ... pressure (PCWP) ● Cardiac ... PCWP]/CO) ● Cardiac ... Visualmed #RHC ... CheatSheet #Waveforms #Cardiology
Gadolinium Enhancement Patterns in Ischemic and Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathies
Ischemic:
 • Subendocardial Infarct
 • Transmural Infarct
Non-Ischemic:
 • Mid-wall
heart disease, pulmonary ... hypertension) ... sclerosis, post-cardiac ... cardiomyopathy #diagnosis #cardiology ... #radiology