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RV stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: estimation based on invasive haemodynamic assessment and correlation with outcomes
Conclusions RVSW can be estimated in children with PAH, and is significantly associated with abnormal WHO class, the need for septostomy, as well as mortality. Indices accounting for RV performance as well as ventricular-vascular coupling may be useful in the prognosis and, hence, management of children with PAH.
Source: Heart - August 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Di Maria, M. V., Younoszai, A. K., Mertens, L., Landeck, B. F., Ivy, D. D., Hunter, K. S., Friedberg, M. K. Tags: Congenital heart disease, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Hypertension, Clinical diagnostic tests, Epidemiology Pulmonary vascular disease Source Type: research

Right ventricular stroke work in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension: a promising approach
To the Editor, We read with great interest the article by Di Maria et al,1 describing the importance of RV performance, especially RV stroke work (RVSW), in children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The authors investigated the relation between echocardiographic measurements of RV function and the ‘gold standard’ of right heart catheterisation in children and found that RVSW strongly correlates with non-invasive data of RV function.1 The authors concluded that RVSW correlates with outcome parameters, for example, abnormal WHO class, and mortality, in children with PAH. We completely agree with the fi...
Source: Heart - August 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pansy, J., Koestenberger, M. Tags: PostScript Source Type: research

Prognosis importance of low flow in aortic stenosis with preserved LVEF
Conclusions In patients with severe AS and preserved LVEF, LF, as assessed using cardiac catheterisation is frequent, and is an independent predictor of mortality. Consequently, the measurement of SVi should be systematically included in the assessment of these patients.
Source: Heart - April 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Magne, J., Mohty, D., Boulogne, C., Boubadara, F. E., Deltreuil, M., Echahidi, N., Cassat, C., Laskar, M., Virot, P., Aboyans, V. Tags: Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Aortic valve disease, Clinical diagnostic tests, Epidemiology Valvular heart disease Source Type: research

RV-pulmonary arterial coupling predicts outcome in patients referred for pulmonary hypertension
Conclusions The adequacy of RV functional adaptation to afterload predicts survival in patients referred for PH. Whether this can simply be evaluated using RV volumetric imaging will require additional confirmation.
Source: Heart - December 12, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Vanderpool, R. R., Pinsky, M. R., Naeije, R., Deible, C., Kosaraju, V., Bunner, C., Mathier, M. A., Lacomis, J., Champion, H. C., Simon, M. A. Tags: Hypertension Pulmonary vascular disease Source Type: research