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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 10, 期 13, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10132826
关键词
echocardiography; pulmonary arterial hypertension; right ventricle
PAH is characterized by insult in pulmonary vasculature leading to RV adaptation and ultimately RV failure. Echocardiography is crucial for evaluating right heart in PAH, with certain parameters having prognostic implications, though its role in risk assessment is limited under current guidelines.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by an insult in the pulmonary vasculature, with subsequent right ventricular (RV) adaptation to the increased afterload that ultimately leads to RV failure. The awareness of the importance of RV function in PAH has increased considerably because right heart failure is the predominant cause of death in PAH patients. Given its wide availability and reduced cost, echocardiography is of paramount importance in the evaluation of the right heart in PAH. Several echocardiographic parameters have been shown to have prognostic implications in PAH; however, the role of echocardiography in the risk assessment of the PAH patient is limited under the current guidelines. This review discusses the echocardiographic evaluation of the RV in PAH and during therapy, and its prognostic implications, as well as the potential significant role of repeated echocardiographic assessment in the follow-up of patients with PAH.
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