Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure increase during exercise in patients diagnosed with pulmonary arterial or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Julian MüllerLaura MayerSimon R SchneiderAnna TitzEsther I SchwarzStéphanie SaxerMichael FurianEkkehard GrünigStéphanie SaxerMona LichtblauPublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
In patients with PVD, PAWP increased slightly but significantly with the onset of exercise compared to resting values. The increase in PAWP during exercise was age-dependent, with patients ≥50 years showing a rapid PAWP increase even with minimal exercise. PAWP/CO slopes >2 WU are common in patients with PVD aged ≥50 years without exceeding the PAWP of 25 mmHg during exercise.