Preoperative evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in lung transplant candidates: echocardiography versus right heart catheterization

Preoperative evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in lung transplant candidates: echocardiography versus right heart catheterization

Abstract Background Right heart catheterization (RHC) and echocardiography are both routinely used for pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) assessment in lung transplantation (LT) candidates, although this is not mandated by current guidelines. We aimed to explore the performance of echocardiog...

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Main Authors: Tal Abu, Amos Levi, David Hasdai, Mordechai R. Kramer, Tamir Bental, Tali Bdolah-Abram, Arthur Shyovich, Abed Samara, Hana Vaknin-Assa, Leor Perl, Dror Rosengarten, Yaron Shapira, Ran Kornowski, Keren Skalsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Lung transplant
Right heart catheterization
Pulmonary hypertension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02495-y

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