The role of echocardiographic parameters in predicting survival of patients with lung diseases referred for lung transplantation.
Jolanta NowakBartosz HudzikJacek T NiedzielaPiotr RozentrytMarek OchmanPiotr PrzybyłowskiMarian ZembalaMariusz GąsiorPublished in: The clinical respiratory journal (2019)
LV echocardiographic parameters (LVESD or LVEDD) are useful in predicting survival in patients with end-stage lung diseases, mainly in IPF patients awaiting LT. Other parameters (RV/LV-4CH and RVOT-PLAX dilatation) may also influence survival.