Pulsed wave Doppler in the right ventricular outflow tract showing notching with pulmonary hypertension

Systolic notching in the pulsed wave Doppler recording of right ventricular outflow tract flow. Mid-systolic notching strongly suggests elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.

Courtesy of Jonathon Afilalo, MD and Lawrence Rudski, MD.

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