Educational Videos - Understanding the Hemodynamics of the Heart

Understanding the hemodynamics is an extremely important component to understanding the function and pathophysiology of the heart. There are a number of textbooks that assist with learning and understanding hemodynamics. This page contains videos on basic interpretation of hemodynamics and will soon have videos describing typical hemodynamic findings expected in certain heart conditions.

Introduction to Right Heart Catheterization

Interpretation of Right Atrial Waveforms

Introduction to Right Ventricular Waveforms

Introduction to Pulmonary Artery Waveforms

Introduction to Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure Waveforms

References:

1. Mann, D. L., Zipes, D. P., Libby, P., Bonow, R. O., & Braunwald, E. (2015). Braunwald's heart disease: A textbook of cardiovascular medicine (Tenth edition.). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders.

2. Mayo Clinic., Murphy, J. G., & Lloyd, M. A. (2013). Mayo Clinic cardiology: Concise textbook (4th ed.). [Rochester, Minn.] : New York: Mayo Clinic Scientific Press.