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Phenotyping the right ventricle in patients with pulmonary hypertension.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20443908     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Right ventricular (RV) failure is associated with poor outcomes in pulmonary hypertension (PH). We sought to phenotype the RV in PH patients with compensated and decompensated RV function by quantifying regional and global RV structural and functional changes. Twenty-two patients (age 51 +/- 11, 14 females, mean pulmonary artery (PA) pressure range 13-79 mmHg) underwent right heart catheterization, echocardiography, and ECG-gated multislice computed tomography of the chest. Patients were divided into three groups: Normal, PH with hemodynamically compensated, and decompensated RV function (PH-C and PH-D, respectively). RV wall thickness (WT) was measured at end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES) in three regions: infundibulum, lateral free wall, and inferior free wall. Globally, RV volumes progressively increased from Normal to PH-C to PH-D and RV ejection fraction decreased. Regionally, WT increased and fractional wall thickening (FWT) decreased in a spatially heterogeneous manner. Infundibular wall stress was elevated and FWT was lower regardless of the status of global RV function. In PH, there are significant phenotypic abnormalities in the RV even in the absence of overt hemodynamic RV decompensation. Regional changes in RV structure and function may be early markers of patients at risk for developing RV failure.
Authors:
Marc A Simon; Christopher Deible; Michael A Mathier; Joan Lacomis; Orly Goitein; Sanjeev G Shroff; Michael R Pinsky
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and translational science     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1752-8062     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Transl Sci     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-06     Completed Date:  2010-08-09     Revised Date:  2011-09-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101474067     Medline TA:  Clin Transl Sci     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  294-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. simonma@upmc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blood Pressure
Diastole
Disease Progression
Echocardiography / methods
Female
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Pulmonary Artery / pathology
Risk
Systole
Ventricular Function, Right
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL067181/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL07820/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K24 HL067181-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; K24 HL067181-10/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; KL2RR024154/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; L30 HL078435-03A1/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; T32 HL007820-10/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
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