PH in Heart Transplant (HT) Candidates: Don't Look at Ghosts, Search the Evil in the Details
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is frequent in HT candidates; identifying patients (pts) with urgent need of HT is challenging. Guidelines suggest diastolic transpulmonary gradient (DPG) ≥ 7 mmHg to differentiate combined (CpC) and isolated (IpC) post-capillary PH, but its clinical relevance in this setting is unknown. The aim of our study is to analyze the prognostic impact of PH classification in pts referred for HT, and the interplay of CpC and IpC with markers of ventricular f unction.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: M. Masetti, A. Moretta, A. Russo, F. Dardi, M. Palazzini, S. Martin Suarez, A. Loforte, F. Grigioni, N. Gali è, L. Potena Tags: 322 Source Type: research
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