Reappraising the effects of pulmonary artery wedge pressure on right ventricular pulsatile loading

Conclusion: Unexpectedly, PAWP decreased RV pulsatile loading (as reflected in PA stiffness) when potential confounding factors, including the prevailing mPAP, were taken into account. Our results deserve further independent confirmation.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Chemla, D., Berthelot, E., Weatherald, J., Savale, L., Attal, P., Montani, D., Sitbon, O., Humbert, M., Herve, P., Assayag, P. Tags: Pulmonary hypertension Source Type: research