Exercise Pulmonary Hypertension by the mPAP/CO slope in Primary Mitral Regurgitation.
Sebastiaan DhontJan StassenLieven HerbotsSarah HoedemakersYouri BekhuisRuta JasaityteSarah StroobantsThibault PetitElise BakelantsMaarten FalterSara Moura FerreiraGuido ClaessenPetra NijstPieter M VandervoortPhilippe B BertrandJan VerwerftPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2023)
Exercise PH defined by the mPAP/CO slope >3 mmHg/L/min is associated with decreased exercise capacity and higher risk of adverse events in significant primary MR and no or discordant symptoms. The slope provides a greater prognostic value than single sPAP measures and peak VO2.