Right heart catheterization: Difference between revisions

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''Normal PA pressure 25 / 9 mmHg (mean 15)''<br/>
''Normal PA pressure 25 / 9 mmHg (mean 15)''<br/>
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''Abnormal pulmonary artery pressure waveforms''<br/>
''Abnormal pulmonary artery pressure waveforms''<br/>
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#Reduced pulce pressure: RV ischaemia or infarction, pulmonary embolism, tamponade
#Reduced pulce pressure: RV ischaemia or infarction, pulmonary embolism, tamponade
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== Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ==
== Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ==