Comparison of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels to Simultaneously Obtained Right Heart Hemodynamics in Stable Outpatients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Comparison of Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels to Simultaneously Obtained Right Heart Hemodynamics in Stable Outpatients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease that requires validated biomarkers of disease severity. While PAH is defined hemodynamically by right heart catheterization (RHC), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is recommended by guidelines to assess disease status. Retrospectively col...

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Main Authors: Scott A. Helgeson, J. Saadi Imam, John E. Moss, David O. Hodge, Charles D. Burger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-05-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
pulmonary arterial hypertension
brain natriuretic peptide
biomarkers
right heart catheterization
transthoracic echocardiogram
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/6/2/33

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