The management of pulmonary hypertension has already incorporated the use of multiple therapies into routine practice. Available therapies act principally through vasodilatation of the pulmonary ...

Background: Right ventricular (RV) contractile reserve is a main determinant of outcome in pulmonary ... Cluster analysis was used to identify sub-groups, which were sub-stratified to adjust for ...

Preserving Right Ventricular Function is the Current Aim of PAH Therapy ...

In accordance with prior validation study of health volunteers, impaired SVO2 (IΔO2) was defined as greater than 23.7%. Echo was performed as a secondary measure of chamber remodeling and right ...

TCT 573: Illness Severity Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Supported High Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (HRPCI) Receive the ...

aDepartment of Medicine I, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany ...

1 It is characterised by progressive thickening, fibrosis and calcification of the leaflets leading to restriction and valve obstruction.2 The consequent increase in left ventricular afterload leads ...

1 Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA 2 Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University ...