The Association Between Non-Clinically Apparent Liver Fibrosis and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Hispanic Patients.
M Ammar KalasYacoub KhatabGian GaluraHaider AlkhateebDebabrata MukherjeeHernando GarciaMarc ZuckermanNils Patrick NickelPublished in: Cardiology research (2023)
In Hispanic patients with PAH, NFSs correlate with the degree of right-sided pressure overload. In addition, advanced NFSs were independently associated with lower 5-year survival rates and added prognostic information to other established risk parameters in PAH. This study suggests that screening for liver disease in this vulnerable patient population can aid in earlier detection leading to discussion of lifestyle modifications and possible escalation of PAH-targeted therapies, thus leading to potential improvement in survival rates.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- liver fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- chronic kidney disease
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- african american
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- free survival
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- weight loss
- clinical trial
- open label
- magnetic resonance imaging
- health information
- climate change
- risk assessment
- quantum dots
- human health
- label free
- sensitive detection