Title: Fluid Challenge During Right Heart Catheterization: An Experience From a Tertiary Pulmonary Hypertension Referral Centre
Abstract: Differentiating pre-capillary or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) from pulmonary hypertension (PH) related to left-sided heart disease (PH-LHD) can be challenging. Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) measured at right heart catheterization is required for classifying PH. However, a normal PAWP is a poor predictor for absence of left heart disease. Therefore, there has been an interest in using fluid challenge to unmask PH-LHD. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the impact of fluid challenge in the classification and management of a real-world population.
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Date: 2018-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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