Prognostic utility of exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance in patients with systemic sclerosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.
James T BrownRuta VirsinskaiteTushar KotechaJennifer A SteedenMarianna FontanaNina KariaBenjamin E SchreiberVoon H OngChristopher P DentonJ Gerry CoghlanVivek MuthuranguDaniel S KnightPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2024)
Exercise CMR assessment of RV size and function may help identify SSc-PAH patients with poorer prognosis amongst intermediate risk cohorts, even when resting CMR appears reassuring, and could offer added value to clinical PH risk stratification.
Keyphrases
- systemic sclerosis
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- magnetic resonance
- interstitial lung disease
- high intensity
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- physical activity
- resistance training
- heart rate
- rheumatoid arthritis
- contrast enhanced
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- clinical evaluation