Understanding how the right heart catheterisation works, a video by the UK Pulmonary Hypertension Association PHA UK

The right heart catheter – also known as cardiac catheterisation, and abbreviated as RHC –is considered the “gold standard’ test to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension, and at follow up to monitor progress of the condition and efficacy of treatments. In this video Dr Charlie Elliott, from the Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, who has performed hundreds of these procedures, answers common questions and concerns.