Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure gradient as an indicator of severity of illness in patients with pulmonary hypertension related to left-sided heart disease

Discussion: Among patients with Group 2 PH, elevated DPG proved to be a more specific indicator of worse functional status than the historically used TPG. International guidelines and protocols for performing RHC for the assessment and diagnosis of PH should include the measurement of DPG.

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Source: Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease - March 27, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Howard, C., Rangajhavala, K., Safdar, Z. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research