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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 ... #Diagnosis #PACatheter ... #Differential #Table
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Intolerance, ↑ "Right ... Descents, Rales,+S4, MR ... Echocardiography, Cardiac ... MRI, Cardiac Catheterization
Right Heart Catheterization - Pulmonary Artery Pressures and Calculations
PULMONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE = (meanPAP-PCWP) / CO
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Right Heart Catheterization ... mortality in inferior MI ... CARDIAC POWER OUTPUT ... much as 40% in cardiac ... #RHC #PACatheter
Inpatient Cath Lab Indications
Cath Lab ASAP:
STEMI
NSTEMI:
1. Unstable/cardiogenic shock
2. Severe LV dysfunction or
3. Recurrent/persistent rest angina despite
New/worsening MR ... Rx: NSTEMI/UA: stable ... #Indications #Cardiac ... #catheterization
Coronary-Artery Vasospasm - Cardiac catheterization was performed, and the findings showed mild nonobstructive coronary stenosis in
Coronary-Artery Vasospasm - Cardiac ... catheterization ... stenosis in both the right ... of the proximal right ... CoronaryArteryVasospasm #Angiogram #NEJM