Exercise Doppler echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: renewed interest and evolving roles

doi:10.21037/jtd.2017.08.115

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. 2017 Sep;9(9):2856-2861.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.115.

Exercise Doppler echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: renewed interest and evolving roles

Yun Yun Go^{1

2}, Raluca Dulgheru², Tadafumi Sugimoto², Stella Marchetta², Cécile Oury³, Patrizio Lancellotti^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
² Departments of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
³ GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
⁴ Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 29221256
PMCID: PMC5708384
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.115

Editorial

Exercise Doppler echocardiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: renewed interest and evolving roles

Yun Yun Go et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;9(9):2856-2861.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.115.

Authors

Yun Yun Go^{1

2}, Raluca Dulgheru², Tadafumi Sugimoto², Stella Marchetta², Cécile Oury³, Patrizio Lancellotti^{2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
² Departments of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, University of Liège Hospital, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
³ GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, University Hospital Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
⁴ Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy.

PMID: 29221256
PMCID: PMC5708384
DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.115

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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**Figure 1**
Hemodynamic, structural and functional changes due to pulmonary (arterial) hypertension and the potential role of exercise testing at detecting early, subclinical disease. RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle; LV, left ventricle; NYHA, New York Heart Association.

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[1] Rich S, Dantzker DR, Ayres SM, et al. Primary pulmonary hypertension. A national prospective study. Ann Intern Med 1987;107:216-23. 10.7326/0003-4819-107-2-216 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Rich S, Dantzker DR, Ayres SM, et al. Primary pulmonary hypertension. A national prospective study. Ann Intern Med 1987;107:216-23. 10.7326/0003-4819-107-2-216 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Badesch DB, Champion HC, Sanchez MA, et al. Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:S55-66. 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.011 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Badesch DB, Champion HC, Sanchez MA, et al. Diagnosis and assessment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:S55-66. 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.011 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Lancellotti P, Martinez C, Bernard A. Pulmonary Pressures and Outcome in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Paradigm Shift From Rung to Ladder. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016;67:2962-4. 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.04.025 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Lancellotti P, Martinez C, Bernard A. Pulmonary Pressures and Outcome in Primary Mitral Regurgitation: Paradigm Shift From Rung to Ladder. J Am Coll Cardiol 2016;67:2962-4. 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.04.025 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Naeije R, Vanderpool R, Dhakal BP, et al. Exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension: physiological basis and methodological concerns. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;187:576-83. 10.1164/rccm.201211-2090CI - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Naeije R, Vanderpool R, Dhakal BP, et al. Exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension: physiological basis and methodological concerns. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;187:576-83. 10.1164/rccm.201211-2090CI - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Tolle JJ, Waxman AB, Van Horn TL, et al. Exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation 2008;118:2183-9. 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.787101 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Tolle JJ, Waxman AB, Van Horn TL, et al. Exercise-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation 2008;118:2183-9. 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.787101 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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