Validation of cardiac MR parameters in the assessment of pulmonary hemodynamics

Conclusions: In our prospective cohort, the literature-based formulas for calculation of PAP and PVR based on CMR-based measures could largely be validated. The best correlations were derived from multiparametric formulas including right ventricular ejection fraction.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Odler, B., Reiter, U., Reiter, G., Fuchsjäger, M., Foris, V., Tornyos, A., Douschan, P., Pfeiffer, S., Olschewski, A., Olschewski, H., Kovacs, G. Tags: Pulmonary Circulation and Pulmonary Vascular Disease Source Type: research