Mild pulmonary hemodynamic alterations in patients with systemic sclerosis: relevance of the new 2022 ESC/ERS definition of pulmonary hypertension and impact on mortality

Mild pulmonary hemodynamic alterations in patients with systemic sclerosis: relevance of the new 2022 ESC/ERS definition of pulmonary hypertension and impact on mortality

Abstract Background and objective The definition of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) has been modified, with lowering of the mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) threshold from 25 to 20 mmHg and addition of a mandatory criterion of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) ≥ 2 Wood units (WU)....

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Main Authors: Sébastien Puigrenier, Jonathan Giovannelli, Nicolas Lamblin, Pascal De Groote, Marie Fertin, Jean-François Bervar, Antoine Lamer, Jean-Louis Edmé, Marie-Hélène Balquet, Vincent Sobanski, David Launay, Éric Hachulla, Sébastien Sanges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Systemic sclerosis
Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary vascular resistance
Diagnostic criteria
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02205-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02205-4

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