Radiological Parameters for the Detection of Pulmonary Hypertension in Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis and Their Influence on Mortality: Does Sex Matter?

J Kletzer, B Scharinger, O Demirel… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Echocardiography has long been established as the primary noninvasive
method for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) prior to transcatheter aortic valve …

Prognostic value of computed tomography derived measurements of pulmonary artery diameter for long-term outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Ł Kalińczuk, Z Chmielak, M Dąbrowski… - Polish Heart …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: An increase in pulmonary artery diameter (PAD) on multi-detector computed
tomography (MDCT) may indicate pulmonary hypertension. We assessed the prognostic …

[HTML][HTML] Considering All Indicators of Clinical Outcome in Patients Undergoing TAVR

Z Nisar, M Ahmad - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2022 - jacc.org
We read with interest the paper by Koseki et al, 1 who investigated the impact of pulmonary
artery dilatation(PAD) on outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary Artery Dilation: A Simple Measurement Informing Better Care

NK Sekaran, B Whisenant - Cardiovascular Interventions, 2021 - jacc.org
Expert Committee on Chronic Cor Pulmonale noted that in the absence of disease, the
mean pulmonary artery (PA) pressure is little affected by age and should not exceed 15 mm …