Long-term follow-up in outpatients with mildly elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressure on echocardiography: a single-centre retrospective cohort study in Shanghai, China.

Zilong WengLei ZhangDawei LinLifan YangQi JinYuliang LongWei LiWenzhi PanXianhong ShuDaxin ZhouJun-Bo Ge

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

The PASP was associated with all-cause mortality in patients with OHD and mildly elevated PASP compared with patients without OHD. After 5-6 years of follow-up, the PASP on echocardiography was not further elevated in patients without OHD.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
computed tomography
prognostic factors
blood pressure
peritoneal dialysis