Right Heart Cath© Prabhu Sasankan, MD · Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine
Fluoroscopy · APright IJ approach
Catheter depth 15 cmtip in SVC
Balloon must be inflated to float forward from the RA and to wedge.
Deflate before withdrawing. Never withdraw an inflated balloon across a valve.
Hemodynamic monitor25 mm/s · end-expiratory marker on
Measured pressuresend-expiration
Derived hemodynamics
Oximetry run
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