title: A Simple Technique to Facilitate Right Heart Catheter Placement From Right Atrium to Right Ventricle: The Virtual Hydraulic Guidewire Technique.
abstract: Right heart catheter advancement from right atrium (RA) to right ventricle (RV) is frequently difficult in patients with large and geometrically deformed RAs. We describe a simple technique, using no additional equipment, that significantly improves the probability of successful passage of right heart catheter from RA to RV.
authors: The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. pancholys@gmail.com.
authors: Samir B
authors: SB
authors: Pancholy
authors: Nishith
authors: N
authors: Vayada
authors: Tejas M
authors: TM
authors: Patel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male