{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"ATS Assemblies & Sections","title":"Practical PH: Foundations of PH – Hemodynamic Definition and RHC Pearls","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2245,"description":"March 10, 2026\nDescription: In this episode of our Foundations of PH series, Dr. Ryan Tedford joins us to discuss the evolving hemodynamic definitions of pulmonary hypertension and its clinical implications. We also review right heart catheterization techniques, provocative hemodynamic testing, and pearls for right heart catheterization interpretation.\n \nHosts:\nKhushboo Goel, MD\nAssistant Professor of Medicine\nCedars-Sinai Medical Center\nKatherine Cox-Flaherty, MD\nAssistant Professor of Medical Education\nUniversity of Virginia\nInova Fairfax\nGuest:\nRyan Tedford, MD\nProfessor of Medicine/Cardiology\nChair, Heart Failure Program \nMedical Director, Cardiac Transplantation Program\nMedical University of South Carolina\n00:00 — Podcast Introduction & Hosts\n00:22 — Episode Overview: Hemodynamic Definitions of Pulmonary Hypertension\n01:00 — Guest Introduction: Dr. Ryan Tedford\n01:25 — Career Path into Pulmonary Vascular Disease\n02:48 — Why Hemodynamic Assessment Is Essential in PH\n04:22 — Clinical Case Presentation: Suspected PH in Systemic Sclerosis\n06:00 — Right Heart Catheterization: Indications, Risks & Contraindications\n08:38 — Interpreting Hemodynamics & Classifying Pulmonary Hypertension\n10:37 — Updated Hemodynamic Definitions from Recent Guidelines\n15:45 — Advanced Right Heart Cath Techniques: Vasoreactivity, Fluid Challenge & Shunt Evaluation","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9DaPUiuZAWF4aqHRUVM8yVGNq8O1aIe3EajK-tlwSGU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OTVl/MDQ0ZDc5MGUwMThk/NDZkZjBhNWNmZTNm/NGZmOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}