Pulmonary Vasculature

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Higher Right Ventricular Afterload in Older Adults Linked to Greater Risk for AF

Researchers sought to determine the relationship between increased right ventricular afterload and risk for atrial fibrillation.

Low Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index May Identify High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Researchers examined the relationship between pulmonary artery pulsatility index and multiple adverse outcomes in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease.

Can Echocardiography Assess Pulmonary Hypertension Defined by Lower mPAP Cutoff?

How would the redefinition of pulmonary hypertension, proposed at the 2018 World Symposium on PH, affect echocardiographic prediction of PH?

Hemodynamic Variables in Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Left Heart Disease

A prospective registry study evaluated the prognostic value of multiple pulmonary hemodynamic variables for risk prediction in PH-LHD.

ECG-Based Algorithm Predicts Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Surgery

Findings seen among patients with left ventricular ejection fraction >35 percent undergoing valve and/or coronary bypass surgery

Strategies Compared for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism

Diagnostic strategies with pretest probability-dependent D-dimer thresholds have highest efficiency, highest predicted failure rate

USPSTF Still Advises Against COPD Screening for Asymptomatic Adults

Task force concludes with moderate certainty that there is no net benefit for screening asymptomatic adults for COPD.

Inhaled Treprostinil Approval Decision Delayed Over Inspection Issue

Tyvaso DPI is an investigational drug-device combination therapy that consists of a dry powder formulation of treprostinil and a small, portable, dry powder inhaler.

D-Dimer Level Not Useful for Ruling Out PE in COVID-19

Overall, 92.3 percent of patients had plasma D-dimer levels ≥0.05 µg/mL, including all with and 91.2 percent without, pulmonary embolism.

Physicians Less Likely to Test for PE in Setting of Dementia

Findings seen in patients with dementia presenting with clinical factors known to be predictive of pulmonary embolism risk.