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. 2019 Apr;28(4):e71-e78.
doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Right Heart Catheterisation: How To Do It

Anish Krishnan  1 , Ryan Markham  2 , Michael Savage  2 , Yee-Weng Wong  2 , Darren Walters  2
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Right Heart Catheterisation: How To Do It

Anish Krishnan et al. Heart Lung Circ. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Right heart catheterisation (RHC) is a minimally invasive procedure that provides direct haemodynamic measurement of intracardiac and pulmonary pressures. It is the gold standard investigation for the diagnosis and management of pulmonary hypertension. This article will describe how to perform right heart catheterisation, indications and contraindications.

Keywords: Pulmonary hypertension; Right heart catheterisation.

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