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Echo Swan

Intracardiac Pressure Calculator

Right Atrial Pressure (RAP)

IVC Assessment

RAP estimated from IVC diameter and collapsibility

⚠ Unreliable in ventilated patients, athletes, severe TR

Hepatic Vein Alternative

SFF = S-VTI / (S-VTI + D-VTI)  ·  SFF < 55% → RAP > 8 mmHg

Calculate SFF from wave VTIs or enter directly.

Right Ventricular Pressures

RVSP via TR

RVSP = 4(TR Vmax)² + RAP

RVDP

RVDP = RAP (no TS)  ·  RVDP = RAP − TS gradient

Special Situation: RVSP & RVEDP in VSD

Pulmonary Artery Pressures

PA Systolic Pressure (PASP)

PASP = 4(TR Vmax)² + RAP (no PS)
PASP = RVSP − PSgradient

PA End-Diastolic Pressure (PAEDP)

PAEDP = 4(PRend-diastolic velocity)² + RAP

Mean PA Pressure (mPAP) — Four Methods

Method 1 — PR peak velocity

mPAP = 4(PR peak)² + RAP

Method 2 — Mean TR gradient

mPAP = Mean ΔP(RV-RA) + RAP

Method 3 — RVOT AcT

mPAP = 79 − (0.45 × RVOT AcT)

Method 4 — PASP + PADP

mPAP = ⅓PASP + ⅔PADP

Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR)

Echo Method Abbas 2003

PVR = 10 × (TR Vpeak / RVOT VTI) + 0.16

Hemodynamic Method

PVR = (mPAP − mPCWP) / Cardiac Output

Left Atrial Pressure (LAP)

E/e' Method

LAP = E/e' + 4  ·  LAP = 1.24 × (E/e') + 1.9

⚠ Inaccurate in MS, MAC, prosthetic MV, severe MR, severe LV dysfunction, HCM

MR Method

LAP = SBP − 4(MR Vmax

Left Ventricular Pressures

LV Systolic Pressure (LVSP)

LVSP = SBP (no AS)  ·  LVSP = 4(MR Vpeak)² + LAP  ·  LVSP = SBP + AS gradient

LV End-Diastolic Pressure (LVEDP)

LVEDP = DBP − 4(ARend-diastolic velocity

Ar–A Duration Method

Ar–A > 30 ms → LVEDP > 20 mmHg

Ar measured at MV annulus (limited data when measured from leaflet tips)

Hemodynamic Summary

All calculated values — fill in each tab to populate

⚠️ These are echocardiographic estimates based on simplified Bernoulli equations. Right heart catheterization remains the gold standard. Please verify accuracy of all inputs. Not responsible for errors.
⚠️ Clinical Disclaimer: This tool is an educational and computational aid for trained echocardiographers. Not a substitute for individual clinical judgment.