Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pulmonary hypertension represents a group of conditions characterized by higher than normal pulmonary artery pressures. Despite improved treatments, outcomes in many instances remain poor. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of Cardiovascu...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier
2012-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/6 |
| _version_ | 1797203443648036864 |
|---|---|
| author | Bradlow William M R Gibbs J Simon Mohiaddin Raad H |
| author_facet | Bradlow William M R Gibbs J Simon Mohiaddin Raad H |
| author_sort | Bradlow William M |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Pulmonary hypertension represents a group of conditions characterized by higher than normal pulmonary artery pressures. Despite improved treatments, outcomes in many instances remain poor. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in patients with pulmonary hypertension. This technique offers certain advantages over other imaging modalities since it is well suited to the assessment of the right ventricle and the proximal pulmonary arteries. Reflecting the relatively sparse evidence supporting its use, CMR is not routinely recommended for patients with pulmonary hypertension. However, it is particularly useful in patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. Furthermore, it has proven informative in a number of ways; illustrating how right ventricular remodeling is favorably reversed by drug therapies and providing explicit confirmation of the importance of the right ventricle to clinical outcome. This review will discuss these aspects and practical considerations before speculating on future applications.</p> |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-24T08:19:25Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-8e02ec94e3324007bf4d6483f0fa0787 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1097-6647 1532-429X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-24T08:19:25Z |
| publishDate | 2012-01-01 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| spelling | doaj.art-8e02ec94e3324007bf4d6483f0fa07872024-04-17T02:05:13ZengElsevierJournal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance1097-66471532-429X2012-01-01141610.1186/1532-429X-14-6Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertensionBradlow William MR Gibbs J SimonMohiaddin Raad H<p>Abstract</p> <p>Pulmonary hypertension represents a group of conditions characterized by higher than normal pulmonary artery pressures. Despite improved treatments, outcomes in many instances remain poor. In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in patients with pulmonary hypertension. This technique offers certain advantages over other imaging modalities since it is well suited to the assessment of the right ventricle and the proximal pulmonary arteries. Reflecting the relatively sparse evidence supporting its use, CMR is not routinely recommended for patients with pulmonary hypertension. However, it is particularly useful in patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. Furthermore, it has proven informative in a number of ways; illustrating how right ventricular remodeling is favorably reversed by drug therapies and providing explicit confirmation of the importance of the right ventricle to clinical outcome. This review will discuss these aspects and practical considerations before speculating on future applications.</p>http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/6Right ventriclepulmonary hypertensionpulmonary arterial hypertension |
| spellingShingle | Bradlow William M R Gibbs J Simon Mohiaddin Raad H Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Right ventricle pulmonary hypertension pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| title | Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| title_full | Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| title_fullStr | Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| title_short | Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| title_sort | cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pulmonary hypertension |
| topic | Right ventricle pulmonary hypertension pulmonary arterial hypertension |
| url | http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/14/1/6 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT bradlowwilliamm cardiovascularmagneticresonanceinpulmonaryhypertension AT rgibbsjsimon cardiovascularmagneticresonanceinpulmonaryhypertension AT mohiaddinraadh cardiovascularmagneticresonanceinpulmonaryhypertension |