Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review
Pulmonary hypertension is a pathological haemodynamic condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 25 mmHg at rest, assessed using gold standard investigation by right heart catheterisation. Pulmonary hypertension could be a complication of cardiac or pulmonary disease, or...
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| author | Sathish Parasuraman Seamus Walker Brodie L. Loudon Nicholas D. Gollop Andrew M. Wilson Crystal Lowery Michael P. Frenneaux |
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| description | Pulmonary hypertension is a pathological haemodynamic condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 25 mmHg at rest, assessed using gold standard investigation by right heart catheterisation. Pulmonary hypertension could be a complication of cardiac or pulmonary disease, or a primary disorder of small pulmonary arteries. Elevated pulmonary pressure (PAP) is associated with increased mortality, irrespective of the aetiology. The gold standard for diagnosis is invasive right heart catheterisation, but this has its own inherent risks. In the past 30 years, immense technological improvements in echocardiography have increased its sensitivity for quantifying pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and it is now recognised as a safe and readily available alternative to right heart catheterisation. In the future, scores combining various echo techniques can approach the gold standard in terms of sensitivity and accuracy, thereby reducing the need for repeated invasive assessments in these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b41ed60707e34900a173995e7e25b3362022-12-22T03:17:37ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature2352-90672016-09-0112C455110.1016/j.ijcha.2016.05.011Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive reviewSathish Parasuraman0Seamus Walker1Brodie L. Loudon2Nicholas D. Gollop3Andrew M. Wilson4Crystal Lowery5Michael P. Frenneaux6University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United KingdomNorwich and Norfolk University Hospital, Norwich, United KingdomUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United KingdomUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United KingdomUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United KingdomUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United KingdomNorwich Medical School, Bob-Champion Research and Education Building, James Watson Road, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United KingdomPulmonary hypertension is a pathological haemodynamic condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure ≥ 25 mmHg at rest, assessed using gold standard investigation by right heart catheterisation. Pulmonary hypertension could be a complication of cardiac or pulmonary disease, or a primary disorder of small pulmonary arteries. Elevated pulmonary pressure (PAP) is associated with increased mortality, irrespective of the aetiology. The gold standard for diagnosis is invasive right heart catheterisation, but this has its own inherent risks. In the past 30 years, immense technological improvements in echocardiography have increased its sensitivity for quantifying pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and it is now recognised as a safe and readily available alternative to right heart catheterisation. In the future, scores combining various echo techniques can approach the gold standard in terms of sensitivity and accuracy, thereby reducing the need for repeated invasive assessments in these patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906716300379Pulmonary hypertension by echoPulmonary pressure by echocardiographyTricuspid Regurgitation VmaxPulmonary acceleration timePulmonary vascular resistance by echo |
| spellingShingle | Sathish Parasuraman Seamus Walker Brodie L. Loudon Nicholas D. Gollop Andrew M. Wilson Crystal Lowery Michael P. Frenneaux Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature Pulmonary hypertension by echo Pulmonary pressure by echocardiography Tricuspid Regurgitation Vmax Pulmonary acceleration time Pulmonary vascular resistance by echo |
| title | Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review |
| title_short | Assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography—A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | assessment of pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography a comprehensive review |
| topic | Pulmonary hypertension by echo Pulmonary pressure by echocardiography Tricuspid Regurgitation Vmax Pulmonary acceleration time Pulmonary vascular resistance by echo |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906716300379 |
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