Is Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index (PAPi) a Predictor of Outcome after Pulmonary Endarterectomy?

Sofia Martìn Suarez Gregorio Gliozzi Giulio Giovanni CavalliValentina OrioliAntonino LoforteSaverio PastoreBarbara RossiDavide ZardinNazzareno GalièMassimiliano PalazziniFabio DardiFrancesco SaiaFabio NiroDavide Pacini

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Mean PAPi in the CTEPH population is higher than in other diseases. Low PAPi (≤8.6) seems to be associated with lower postoperative survival and successful weaning from MCS.

Keyphrases

pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
patients undergoing
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation