Ventricular mass index predicts mortality in incident patients with PAH

Conclusion: VMI, a CMR metric that reflects the effect of PAH on both RV and LV remodeling, most robustly predicts mortality in PAH.Supported by NIH R01HL114910 and U01HL125175

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Simpson, C., Damico, R., Mathai, S. C., Kolb, T., Khair, R., Zimmerman, S., Hassoun, P. M. Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: research