Echocardiographic probability of pulmonary hypertension: a validation study.
Michele D'AltoMarco Di MaioEmanuele RomeoPaola ArgientoEttore BlasiAlessandro Di VilioGaetano ReaAntonello D'AndreaPaolo GolinoRobert NaeijePublished in: The European respiratory journal (2022)
Echocardiography as recommended in current guidelines can be used to assess the probability of redefined PH in a referral centre. However, the added value of indirect signs is modest and sufficient quality echocardiographic signals may not be recovered in some patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- mitral valve
- primary care
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- left atrial
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- quality improvement
- patient reported