Right Ventricular Pressure
Right ventricular pressure demonstrates a different pressure-volume loop than left ventricular pressure.
Site | Normal pressure range (in mmHg) |
|
---|---|---|
Central venous pressure | 3–8 | |
Right ventricular pressure | systolic | 15–30 |
diastolic | 3–8 | |
Pulmonary artery pressure | systolic | 15–30 |
diastolic | 4–12 | |
Pulmonary vein/ Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure |
2–15 | |
Left ventricular pressure | systolic | 100–140 |
diastolic | 3-12 |
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