Assessment of right ventricular function in the research setting: knowledge gaps and pathways forward. An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

T Lahm, IS Douglas, SL Archer, HJ Bogaard… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Background: Right ventricular (RV) adaptation to acute and chronic pulmonary hypertensive
syndromes is a significant determinant of short-and long-term outcomes. Although …

Cardiac-MRI predicts clinical worsening and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Alabed, Y Shahin, P Garg, F Alandejani… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This meta-analysis evaluates assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
(PAH), with a focus on clinical worsening and mortality. Background Cardiac magnetic …

Right ventricular fibrosis: a pathophysiological factor in pulmonary hypertension?

S Andersen, JE Nielsen-Kudsk, A Vonk Noordegraaf… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
The role of right ventricular (RV) fibrosis in pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains a subject
of ongoing discussion. Alterations of the collagen network of the extracellular matrix may …

Statement on imaging and pulmonary hypertension from the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute (PVRI)

DG Kiely, DL Levin, PM Hassoun, D Ivy… - Pulmonary …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly heterogeneous and despite treatment advances it
remains a life-shortening condition. There have been significant advances in imaging …

Forgotten no more: a focused update on the right ventricle in cardiovascular disease

M Amsallem, O Mercier, Y Kobayashi, K Moneghetti… - JACC: Heart Failure, 2018 - jacc.org
In the last decade, there has been renewed interest in the study of the right ventricle. It is
now well established that right ventricular function is a strong predictor of mortality, not only …

Myocardial fibrosis in athletes—current perspective

ŁA Małek, C Bucciarelli‐Ducci - Clinical cardiology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Several previous studies suggested that prolonged and extensive physical activity might
lead to increased prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in athletes. The review summarizes …

Clinical–imaging–pathological correlation in pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease

MC van de Veerdonk, L Roosma, P Trip… - European …, 2024 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly prevalent in patients with left heart disease (LHD)
and negatively impacts prognosis. The most common causes of PH associated with LHD …

The right ventricle and pulmonary hypertension

MC van de Veerdonk, HJ Bogaard, NF Voelkel - Heart failure reviews, 2016 - Springer
In patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH), the primary cause of death is right ventricular
(RV) failure. Improvement in RV function is therefore one of the most important treatment …

Prognostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance–derived right ventricular remodeling parameters in pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Dong, Z Pan, D Wang, J Lv, J Fang, R Xu… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Cardiac right ventricular remodeling plays a substantial role in pathogenesis,
progression, and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension. Cardiac magnetic resonance is …

Isolated subepicardial right ventricular outflow tract scar in athletes with ventricular tachycardia

J Venlet, SRD Piers, JDH Jongbloed… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: High-level endurance training has been associated with right ventricular
pathological remodeling and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Although overlap with …