Risk Stratification of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The Role of Echocardiography.
Valentina MercurioHussein J HassanMario NaranjoAlessandra CuomoJeremy A MazurekPaul R ForfiaAparna BalasubramanianCatherine E SimpsonRachel L DamicoTodd M KolbStephen C MathaiSteven HsuMonica MukherjeePaul M HassounPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Echocardiography, a routinely performed, non-invasive imaging modality, plays a pivotal role in discriminating distinct survival phenotypes among prevalent intermediate-risk PAH patients using TAPSE and degree of TR. This can potentially help guide subsequent therapy.