Pulmonary Hypertension in HFpEF and HFrEF: JACC Review Topic of the Week

M Guazzi, S Ghio, Y Adir - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020 - jacc.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with left heart disease, or Group 2 PH, includes
heart failure, valvular heart diseases, and congenital heart diseases. Although it is axiomatic …

Treatment targets for right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary arterial hypertension

SZ Prisco, T Thenappan, KW Prins - Basic to Translational Science, 2020 - jacc.org
Right ventricle (RV) dysfunction is the strongest predictor of mortality in pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH), but, at present, there are no therapies directly targeting the failing RV …

Care of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

JJ Ryan, L Melendres-Groves… - Pulmonary …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic presents many unique challenges when caring for patients with
pulmonary hypertension. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered routine standard of care …

COVID-19 in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a reference centre survey

C Belge, R Quarck, L Godinas, D Montani… - ERJ open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), patients with
underlying health conditions, including all types of lung and cardiovascular diseases, have …

Contraction patterns of the right ventricle associated with different degrees of left ventricular systolic dysfunction

E Surkova, A Kovács, M Tokodi… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The functional adaptation of the right ventricle (RV) to the different degrees of
left ventricular (LV) dysfunction remains to be clarified. We sought to (1) assess the changes …

Impact of right ventricular dysfunction on short-term and long-term mortality in sepsis: a meta-analysis of 1,373 patients

S Vallabhajosyula, A Shankar, R Vojjini… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in sepsis and septic shock has been
infrequently studied and has uncertain prognostic significance. Research Question Does RV …

The year in cardiovascular medicine 2020: heart failure and cardiomyopathies

H Bueno, B Moura, P Lancellotti… - European Heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Heart failure (HF) prevalence remains high worldwide with significant sex-related and
regional differences in its presentation, management, and outcomes. In 2020, advances in …

Right ventricular function and its coupling to pulmonary circulation predicts exercise tolerance in systolic heart failure

V Legris, B Thibault, J Dupuis, M White… - ESC Heart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, and exercise intolerance
have prognostic values, but their interrelation is not fully understood. We investigated how …

Tricuspid regurgitation impact on outcomes (TRIO): a simple clinical risk score

KM Lara-Breitinger, CG Scott, VT Nkomo… - Mayo Clinic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To determine which clinical variables infer the highest risk for mortality in patients
with notable tricuspid regurgitation (TR) and to develop a clinical assessment tool (the …

Pulmonary hypertension in the context of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

C Inampudi, D Silverman, MA Simon, PJ Leary… - Chest, 2021 - Elsevier
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the most common form of heart
failure and frequently is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). HFpEF associated …