Prolonged pulmonary pulse transit time is associated with symptoms in patients with significant mitral stenosis and sinus rhythm.

Ahmet Seyfettin GürbüzSemi OzturkYakup AlsancakBeyza SaklıMehmet A Duzenli

Published in: Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU (2019)

The measurement of pPTT appears clinically relevant in patients with PHT. Further studies evaluating whether it is useful in distinguishing precapillary from postcapillary PHT are required.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
atrial fibrillation
blood pressure
left ventricular
left atrial
heart rate
case control
aortic stenosis
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
physical activity
ejection fraction