Right heart catheterization (RHC) is essential for accurate PAH diagnosis but is underutilized, with only 75% of patients undergoing the procedure at diagnosis. Factors increasing RHC likelihood ...

[16] Complete cardiac catheterization should be performed in all patients undergoing an evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension, and remains the gold standard for its diagnosis and ...

He explained that the move towards less-invasive approaches has been accompanied by a growing appreciation that “pulmonary ... learning algorithm to estimate PCWP as well as classify patient ...

and colleagues examined the prevalence of HFpEF and precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with severe isolated STR referred for exercise right heart catheterization (RHC ...

PAH, or pulmonary hypertension, can leave someone breathless even after a short walk, but better drug combinations have ...

Unrelenting pulmonary hypertension can cause irreversible damage to the pulmonary vascular bed and lead to eventual right heart failure ... angiogram with the catheter in the RPA showing the ...

Pulmonary hypertension includes a range of conditions that occur when high blood pressure affects the arteries in the lungs ...