Echocardiographic assessment of pulmonary arterial capacitance predicts mortality in pulmonary hypertension.

CONCLUSIONS: We have demonstrated that ePAC is a readily available echocardiographic marker that independently predicts mortality in PH, and have provided clinically relevant ranges by which to risk-stratify patients and predict mortality. PMID: 33158713 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33158713?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Cardiology - November 3, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Papolos A, Tison GH, Mayfield J, Vasti E, DeMarco T Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research