Swan-Ganz - right heart catheterization

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Cardiac catheterization

Swan Ganz catheterization

Right heart catheterization; Catheterization - right heart

• Pulmonary artery systolic pressure is 15 to 30 mmHg
• Pulmonary artery mean pressure is 9 to 17 mmHg
• Pulmonary diastolic pressure is 0 to 8 mmHg
• Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 5 to 15 mmHg
• Cardiac index is 2.4 to 4.2 L/min/M2
• Right atrial pressure is 0 to 8 mmHg

mmHg = millimeters of mercury

L/min/M2 = liters per minute per square meter (of body surface area).

Abnormal results may indicate heart valve disease, circulatory flow problems such as heart failure or shock, or lung disease.

Review Date: 07/17/2006
Reviewed By: Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.