Use of ECG and Other Simple Non-Invasive Tools to Assess Pulmonary Hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a broad consensus that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is to be diagnosed by right heart catheterization (RHC) and that the most important non-invasive tool is echocardiography. However, the role of simple non-invasive tools in the work-up of PH is not clearly defined. We hypothesized that the use of simple non-invasive techniques may help to guide important decisions in the diagnostics of pulmonary hypertension.

Objectives

We aimed to develop an algorithm with the use of simple, non-invasive tools in order to identify patients with very high or very low likelihood of PH.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed all consecutive patients undergoing RHC between 2005 and 2010 in our center and performed logistic regression of simple non-invasive parameters reg

SUBMITTER: Kovacs G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5193419 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature