Cardiac Catheterization versus Echocardiography for Monitoring Pulmonary Pressure: A Prospective Study in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Cardiac Catheterization versus Echocardiography for Monitoring Pulmonary Pressure: A Prospective Study in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Standard echocardiography is important for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) screening in patients with connective tissue disease (CTD), but PAH diagnosis and monitoring require cardiac catheterization. Herein, using cardiac catheterization as reference, we tested the hypothesis that follow-up e...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Kalliopi Bournia, Iraklis Tsangaris, Loukianos Rallidis, Dimitrios Konstantonis, Frantzeska Frantzeskaki, Anastasia Anthi, Stylianos E. Orfanos, Eftychia Demerouti, Panagiotis Karyofillis, Vassilis Voudris, Katerina Laskari, Stylianos Panopoulos, Panayiotis G. Vlachoyiannopoulos, Petros P. Sfikakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
echocardiography
pulmonary arterial hypertension
systemic sclerosis
systemic lupus erythematosus
mixed connective tissue disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/1/49

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