Impact of the New Pulmonary Hypertension Definition on Heart Transplant Outcomes: Expanding the Hemodynamic Risk Profile.

CONCLUSIONS: Elevated PVR remains associated with a significant increase in the hazard for 30-day mortality after cardiac transplantation, even in the setting of lower pulmonary artery pressures. These data support the validity of the new definition of pulmonary hypertension.
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Source: Chest - August 21, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Crawford TC, Leary PJ, Fraser C, Suarez-Pierre A, Magruder JT, Baumgartner WA, Zehr KJ, Whitman GJ, Masri SC, Sheikh F, De Marco T, Maron BA, Sharma K, Gilotra NA, Russell SD, Houston BA, Ramu B, Tedford RJ Tags: Chest Source Type: research