Background Placement of an interatrial shunt device reduces pulmonary capillary wedge
pressure during exercise in patients with heart failure and preserved or mildly reduced …

Background Some patients with COVID-19 who have recovered from the acute infection
after experiencing only mild symptoms continue to exhibit persistent exertional limitation that …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease of the lung blood vessels that results in
right heart failure. PAH is thought to occur in about 5% to 10% of patients with hepatosplenic …

Background: Patients with the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) often see their
respiratory, physical, and psychological functions impaired to varying degrees, especially for …

Aims We sought to assess the feasibility of constructing right ventricular (RV) pressure–
volume (PV) loops solely by echocardiography. Methods and results We performed RV …

Right heart (RH) failure carries a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Patients who present
with RH failure often exhibit complex aberrant cardio-pulmonary physiology with varying …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis if left
untreated. Despite remarkable achievements in understanding disease pathophysiology …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) represents a chronic progressive disease
characterized by high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries leading to right heart failure …

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a noninvasive method of assessing functional
capacity and characterizing exercise limitation. 1, 2 Precapillary pulmonary arterial …

High-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) also known as massive PE carries a high rate of
morbidity and mortality. The incidence of high-risk PE continues to increase, yet the …