Classification and Predictors of Right Ventricular Functional Recovery in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Normative changes in right ventricular (RV) structure and function have not been characterized in the context of treatment-associated functional recovery (RV functional recovery [RVFnRec]). The aim of this study is to assess the clinical relevance of a proposed RVFnRec definition.

Methods

We evaluated 63 incident patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by right heart catheterization and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging at diagnosis and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing following treatment (≈11 months). Sex, age, ethnicity matched healthy control subjects (n=62) with 1-time cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and noninvasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing were recruited from the PVDOMICS (Redefining Pulmonary

SUBMITTER: Rischard FP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature