Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension in Echo: What Every Clinician Should Know Beforehand
Before we dive further into the 2025 ASE Right Heart Guidelines, let’s zoom out for the big picture understanding of pulmonary hypertension in echo.
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From Diagnosis to Prognosis: How the 2025 ASE Right Heart Guidelines Redefine Echo
For years, right heart echo has been about diagnosis. The 2025 ASE guidelines push us further, using the same parameters not just to idetify disease, but to predict outcomes. Review latest guideline insights
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Pulmonary Hypertension Case Study Presentation
An 85 year old patient presents to the ER with worsening shortness of breath and a history of known pulmonary hypertension. Her chest x-ray reveals massive cardiomegaly. An echo is ordered to assess the status of her pulmonary hypertension. We will present this echo to illustrate the correct techniques when performing an echocardiogram with the indication of pulmonary hypertension. Learn about the LV Eccentricity index and the latest recommendations for calculating correct RA pressure through evaluation of the IVC.
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What the Heck is the Cut-Off Value for RVSP?!
Us clinicians commonly ask the same popular question in our field, “What is the cut-off ranges for pulmonary hypertension?!” We want to help better understand the basics of determining the presence of pulmonary hypertension with echocardiography.
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