Right Ventricular Remodeling in Chronic Thrombo-Embolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) results in right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, primary cause of death in CTEPH. Previous studies described a continuum from an adaptive heart with modified metabolism, angiogenesis and structure, to a maladaptive heart with RV failure. We sought to describe relationships between histological features of RV remodeling and functional and metabolic imaging of the right ventricle in CTEPH.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S. Guimaron, J. Guihaire, M. Amsallem, J. Athur-Ataam, A. Amato-Gauberville, M. Isorni, L. Mabille, A. Potier, S. Arthur-Ataam, P. Dorfm üller, L. Lamrani, P. Deleuze, S. Mussot, E. Fadel, O. Mercier Source Type: research