Pulmonary hypertension in interstitial lung disease: Limitations of echocardiography compared to cardiac catheterization
ConclusionIn patients with ILD and suspected PH, currently recommended ESC/ERS TR velocity screening thresholds were associated with a high positive predictive value (86%) for confirming PH, but were of limited value in excluding PH, with 40% of patients misclassified as low probability when PH was confirmed at subsequent RHC.
Source: Respirology - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Gregory J. Keir, S. John Wort, Maria Kokosi, Peter M. George, Simon L.F. Walsh, Joseph Jacob, Laura Price, Simon Bax, Elisabetta A. Renzoni, Toby M. Maher, Peter MacDonald, David M. Hansell, Athol U. Wells Tags: Original Article Source Type: research