Women are more likely to have pulmonary arterial hypertension, but men tend to have worse outcomes and worse treatment responses.

Men with PAH had a larger right heart size and worse survival than women, independent of body size and functional status, a ...

DTPG, diastolic transpulmonary gradient; PA, pulmonary artery; Ees, end-systolic elastance; Ea, arterial elastance; RVSWI, right ventricular stroke work index; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium ..

The prognosis of this condition reflects the degree of associated right ventricular ... The technique of partitioning pulmonary vascular resistance, using sophisticated software analysis of the ...

IQR indicates interquartile range; NA, Not Applicable; PA, pulmonary artery; RA, right atrial; RV, right ventricular; and RVSP, RV systolic pressure. Pulmonary vasodilators were used in 15 patients ...

We concluded that the high-velocity regurgitant venous flow secondary to right atrial pressure elevation resulting ... was observed between the femoral artery and vein. Furthermore, the Doppler ...

The Right Heart Pump The right heart pump consists of the right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic valve, and pulmonary artery. Its job is to make sure “used” blood gets reloaded with ...

Her medical history included atrial fibrillation (treated ... thrombectomy procedure (Figure 2C). DUS of the right dorsalis pedis artery (DPA) revealed minimal color filling and a blunted monophasic ...

Data on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), such as pressure trend information and PAP waveforms, is transmitted from the sensor to an external monitor in the patient's home. The monitor securely ...