A comprehensive echocardiographic method for risk stratification in pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Stefano GhioValentina MercurioFederico FortuniPaul R ForfiaHenning Gall Hossein Ardeschir GhofraniStephen C MathaiJeremy A MazurekMonica MukherjeeManuel RichterLaura ScelsiPaul M HassounKhodr Tellonull null

Published in: The European respiratory journal (2020)

The proposed echocardiographic approach integrating the evaluation of TAPSE, TR grade and IVC is effective in stratifying the risk for all-cause mortality in PAH patients, outperforming the prognostic parameters suggested by current guidelines.

Keyphrases

pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary hypertension
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
pulmonary artery
left ventricular
chronic kidney disease
mitral valve
prognostic factors
left atrial
heart failure
clinical practice
coronary artery
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary embolism