Diastolic Pressure Difference to Classify Pulmonary Hypertension in the Assessment of Heart Transplant Candidates [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
The DPD calculated in usual practice is underestimated in PH-LHD, which may classify Cpc-PH patients as isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension. The QRS-gated DPD reclassifies a subset of PH-LHD patients from isolated postcapillary pulmonary hypertension to Cpc-PH, which is characterized by an adverse hemodynamic profile.

Source: Circulation: Heart Failure - September 14, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wright, S. P., Moayedi, Y., Foroutan, F., Agarwal, S., Paradero, G., Alba, A. C., Baumwol, J., Mak, S. Tags: Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension Original Articles Source Type: research