Non-invasive Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of the Right Heart and Pulmonary Circulation in Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as resting mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) ≥25 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) via right heart (RH) catheterization (RHC), where increased afterload in the pulmonary arterial vasculature leads to alterations in RH structure and function. Mortality rates h...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcvm.2019.00024/full |