Evaluation of pulmonary hypertension by right heart catheterisation: does timing matter?

Haemodynamic measurements from right heart catheterisation (RHC) are used for diagnosis and risk stratification in pulmonary hypertension (PH) [1]. The risk stratification scheme implemented in the guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been validated in real-life cohorts [1–5]. However, the timing of measurements during RHC is not specified. We aimed to investigate the influence of the timing of measurements on RHC parameters and the consequences for risk stratification and diagnosis.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - September 2, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Yogeswaran, A., Richter, M. J., Sommer, N., Ghofrani, H. A., Seeger, W., Gall, H., Tello, K. Tags: Original Articles: Research letters Source Type: research