Change in Right-to-Left Shunt Fraction in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension after Pulmonary Endarterectomy.

Lena ReimannLaura MayerSimon Raphael SchneiderEsther Irene SchwarzJulian MüllerAnna Titz Michael Furian Arcangelo F CartaHarry EtienneBianca BattilanaStéphanie SaxerThomas PfammatterThomas Frauenfelder Isabelle Opitz Stéphanie SaxerMona Lichtblau

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2023)

PEA did not alter Qs/Qt assessed after 1 year in operable CTEPH despite an improvement in hemodynamics and risk score, potentially indicating a persistent microvasculopathy. In patients whose shunt fraction improved with PEA, the reduced shunt was associated with an improvement in risk score.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
pulmonary arterial hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery disease
drug induced