RV-pulmonary arterial coupling predicts outcome in patients referred for pulmonary hypertension.

Rebecca R VanderpoolMichael R PinskyRobert NaeijeChristopher DeibleVijaya KosarajuCheryl BunnerMichael A MathierJoan LacomisHunter C ChampionMarc A Simon

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2014)

The adequacy of RV functional adaptation to afterload predicts survival in patients referred for PH. Whether this can simply be evaluated using RV volumetric imaging will require additional confirmation.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
high resolution
pulmonary artery
photodynamic therapy
patient reported
fluorescence imaging