[Functional characterization of patients with isolated post-capillary or combined post-capillary and pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension].

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Conference on PH recommended differentiation of isolated postcapillary (Ipc) and combined post- and precapillary (Cpc) PH according to pulmonary vascular resistance alone. The aim of this study was the haemodynamic and functional characterization of patients diagnosed IpcPH and CpcPH according to the current recommendation of the latest World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) with an exploratory data analysis.

Methods

We evaluated all consecutive patients presenting at the PH outpatient clinic of Mission Medical Hospital from 2008-2015. All received a complete diagnostic work-up according to the guidelines. We analyzed data of patients with mPAP≥ 25 mmHg and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) > 15 mmHg. We compared anthropometric, hemodynam

SUBMITTER: Held M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8550820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature