Prognostic relevance of pulmonary arterial compliance in patients with chronic heart failure
P Pellegrini, A Rossi, M Pasotti, C Raineri, M Cicoira… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Reduced pulmonary arterial compliance (Ca) is a marker of poor prognosis in
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that pulmonary arterial
Ca could be a predictor of outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods We
enrolled 306 patients with CHF due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction (sLVD) who
underwent a clinically driven right-sided heart catheterization. Pulmonary arterial Ca was
measured by the ratio between stroke volume and pulse pressure (SV/PP). The primary end …
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that pulmonary arterial
Ca could be a predictor of outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods We
enrolled 306 patients with CHF due to systolic left ventricular dysfunction (sLVD) who
underwent a clinically driven right-sided heart catheterization. Pulmonary arterial Ca was
measured by the ratio between stroke volume and pulse pressure (SV/PP). The primary end …