Right heart size and function significantly correlate in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – a cross-sectional study

Right heart size and function significantly correlate in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to assess, whether right atrial (RA) and ventricular (RV) size is related to RV pump function at rest and during exercise in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Methods We included 54 patients with invasively diagnosed PAH that had...

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Main Authors: Lukas Fischer, Nicola Benjamin, Norbert Blank, Benjamin Egenlauf, Christine Fischer, Satenik Harutyunova, Maria Koegler, Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Alberto M. Marra, Christian Nagel, Panagiota Xanthouli, Eduardo Bossone, Ekkehard Grünig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Pulmonary hypertension
Right ventricular output reserve
Pump function
Right ventricular size
Right atrial size
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0913-x

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