Clinical ResearchPulmonary HypertensionProgressive Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Responding to Therapy
Pulmonary Hypertension
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Key Words
hemodynamics
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary arterial hypertension
right ventricular function
survival
Abbreviation and Acronyms
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
CO
cardiac output
EDVI
end-diastolic volume index
ESVI
end-systolic volume index
PAP
mean pulmonary artery pressure
PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
PCWP
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PVR
pulmonary vascular resistance
RHC
right heart catheterization
RV
right ventricular/ventricle
RVEF
right ventricular ejection fraction
6MWT
6-min walk test
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Dr. Kind was financially supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Toptalent grant, project 021.001.120. Dr. Vonk-Noordegraaf was financially supported by the NWO, Vidi grant, project 91.796.306. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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