Right Ventricular Adaptation Assessed Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Predicts Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Ze Ming Goh, Samer Alabed, Yousef Shahin, Alexander Rothman, Pankaj Garg, Allan Lawrie, David Capener, A. A. Roger Thompson, Faisal Alandejani, Christopher S. Johns, Robert A. Lewis, Krit Dwivedi, James M. Wild, Robin Condliffe, David G. Kiely, Andrew J. Swift
Abstract
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare but life-limiting condition.Assessments of disease severity and prognosis are essential in the selection of treatment options and the timing of lung transplantation (1).Right ventricular (RV) volume and mass parameters measured using cardiac magnetic resonance have been suggested to be prognostic in PAH (1-3).This study aimed to determine the prognosis of patients with PAH based on patterns of RV adaption in PAH using RV volume and mass.Ethical approval by the North Sheffield ethics committee and