Case 23 — Continuous Wave Doppler

Continuous wave Doppler echocardiogram with the cursor placed through the color jet in the right atrium, showing the tricuspid regurgitation velocity.
Continuous wave Doppler (cursor placed through the color jet).

Quiz

1. This continuous wave Doppler trace is taken with the cursor aligned with the jet in the right atrium. If the right atrial pressure is 8 to 10 mmHg in this dog, what is the peak systolic pressure in the right ventricle?

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