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Interpreting Right Heart Catheterizations

Always interpret a RHC based on the indication for getting the test. This
Interpreting Right ... Heart Catheterizations ... @PulmPEEPs #Right ... #Heart #Catheterization
Right Heart Catheterization Waveforms and Pressures
Right Atrial Pressure:
 • Mean: 1-5 mm Hg
Right Ventricular Pressure:
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Right Heart Catheterization ... and Pressures Right ... Mean: 1-5 mm Hg Right ... #RightHeart #Catheterization
Wraparound LAD on Cardiac Catheterization

Answer: Proximal “Wraparound” LAD

Here’s a beautiful angiogram shot after reperfusion. Follow the
LAD on Cardiac Catheterization ... #LAD #Cardiac #Catheterization ... #CathLab #cardiology
Isolated Right Coronary Artery (RCA) Supply on Angiography 

Reem Hasan, MD @reemhas88138365

#Isolated #RCA #Right #Coronary #Artery
Isolated Right Coronary ... Isolated #RCA #Right ... fluoroscopy #cardiology #cathlab
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
#Inpatient #CathLab ... Indications #Cardiac #catheterization
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... flow. e.g., PE, right ... available in most catheterization ... @a_h_ghoneem #Right ... #Heart #Catheterization
Radial Artery Vasospasm prior to Cardiac Catheterization

- Mauricio G. Cohen MD @DrMauricioCohen

#Radial #Artery #Vasospasm #CathLab #Clinical
prior to Cardiac Catheterization ... Artery #Vasospasm #CathLab
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization ... Pulmonary arterial catheterization ... wedge pressure) -right
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
Right Heart Catheterization ... pressure (CVP) ● Right-sided ... SVI x 0.136) ● Right
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Intolerance, ↑ "Right ... Cardiac MRI, Cardiac Catheterization