5. Pulm HTN Flashcards
the heart is
a double pump
pulm HTN is defined as
mPAP > 20 mmHg
3 types of pulm HTN
precapillary
postcapillary
pre and postcapillary
precapillary HTN
pulm artery HTN
CTEPH
lung disease
thromboembolic disease
postcapillary HTN
LH disease
what other variable determine pulm HTN
pulm arterial wedge pressure
pulm vascular resistance
ways to diagnosis pulm HTN
TEE
TTE
Right Heart catheterization
most accurate way to diagnose pulm HTN
right heart cath
PCWP in pulm HTN
<15mmHg
safest way to diagnose pulm HTN
TEE or TTE
PASP: mild pulm HTN
36-49 mmHg
PASP: mod
50-59 mmHg
PASP: severe
> 60 mmHg
mPAP
> 20 mmHg
PAWP
> 15 mmHg
PVR
> 3 WU
(240 dynes/s/cm5)
what increase pulm HTN
arterial resistance
venous resistance
incr flow
- incr RH CO
- L to R shunt
PVR equation
PVR = (mPAP - PWCP)/CO
1 WU
80 dynes/s/cm5
5 classifications of PHTN
isolated PHTN
PHTN 2/2 LH disease
PHTN 2/2 lung
CTEPH
PHTN unclear etiology
CTEPH
chronic thromboembolic PHTN
progressed PHTN results in
cardiac remodelling
advanced PHTN characteristics
RV hypertrophy
decr CPP
RAD
RA dysrhtmias
PHTN treatment
lifestyle changes
prostanoids
endothelin-R antagonist
NO
prostanoids
vasodilation
inhibit plt aggregation
prostanoids drugs
epoprostenol
iloprost
treprotsinil
beroprost