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Right Ventricular Pressure (RVP)

A Diagnostic Catheterization & Hemodynamics term on the RCIS exam blueprint, defined for cath lab and EP clinicians.

As the catheter crosses the tricuspid valve, systolic pressures rise abruptly (normally 15 to 25 mmHg). During diastole, the pressure falls rapidly to near zero before equilibrating with the right atrium (0 to 8 mmHg).

Right ventricular pressure tracing with a rapid systolic upstroke, the point marked where the pulmonic valve opens, a near-zero diastolic nadir, and an end-diastolic pressure equal to the right atrium.
The RV waveform: rapid upstroke, near-zero diastolic nadir, then equilibration with the RA.

Domain: Diagnostic Catheterization & Hemodynamics · Blueprint: RCIS exam guide

Related RCIS terms

Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP) Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure (PCWP) Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) Right Atrial Pressure (RAP) Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR)

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