Oct 6, 2025 · This blog gives you the “why” behind all the echo measurements — what pulmonary hypertension (PH) really means, how it changes the right heart, and how echocardiography fits into …

Jul 2, 2025 · Echocardiography serves as a valuable non-invasive tool in the initial assessment of patients suspected of having pulmonary hypertension. It aids in estimating pulmonary artery …

Jun 3, 2025 · An echocardiogram is a valuable, non-invasive tool that can estimate pulmonary artery pressure and reveal signs suggestive of pulmonary hypertension. It plays a crucial role in screening …

Apr 11, 2025 · Sound waves create pictures of the beating heart. An echocardiogram shows how blood flows through the heart and heart valves. This test may be done to help diagnose pulmonary …

May 29, 2025 · Understand and identify the pulmonary valve. Learn how to identify and grade pulmonary regurgitation and quantify pulmonary stenosis. Basic management of pulmonary valve dysfunction. …

Nov 21, 2025 · Echocardiography is a key screening tool for suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension, as it directly assesses mean and end diastolic pressures in the pulmonary artery. Eight published …

This guideline protocol from the British Society of Echocardiography aims to outline a practical approach to assessing the probability of pulmonary hypertension using echocardiography and should be used …

Although clinical assessment is essential when evaluating patients with suspected pulmonary arterial hypertension, echocardiography is a key screening tool in the diagnostic algorithm. It provides an …

For many PH patients the first step towards being diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension is undergoing an echocardiogram or echo. This is an important screening test for PAH. It is also used …

Apr 6, 2022 · Pearl 1: Interpreting the pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) on ECHO. The PASP is an estimate based on the tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity (TRV). Using the Bernoulli equation, the …