Larger pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratios are associated with decreased survival of patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomyCentral MessagePerspective

Larger pulmonary artery to ascending aorta ratios are associated with decreased survival of patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomyCentral MessagePerspective

Objectives: The ratio of pulmonary artery (PA) and ascending aorta (AA) diameters has recently been shown to be a useful indicator for disease severity and predictor of outcome in patients with pulmonary hypertension and heart failure. This study aimed at evaluating the applicability of this ratio f...

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Main Authors: Panja M. Boehm, MD, Stefan Schwarz, MD, Jürgen Thanner, MD, Cecilia Veraar, MD, Mario Gerges, MD, Christian Gerges, MD, Irene Lang, MD, Paul Apfaltrer, MD, Helmut Prosch, MD, Shahrokh Taghavi, MD, Walter Klepetko, MD, Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, MD, PhD, Bernhard Moser, MD, PhD, MBA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:JTCVS Open
Subjects:
pulmonary hypertension
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary endarterectomy
computed tomography
PA to AA ratio
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666273622000821

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