Use of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion/Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure As a Non-Invasive Method to Assess Right Ventricular-PA Coupling in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

Michael J Bashline¹, Marc A Simon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania (M.J.B., M.A.S.).
² Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania (M.A.S.).

Editorial

Michael J Bashline et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Sep.

. 2019 Sep;12(9):e009648.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009648. Epub 2019 Sep 10.

Michael J Bashline¹, Marc A Simon^{1

2}

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania (M.J.B., M.A.S.).
² Pittsburgh Heart, Lung, Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania (M.A.S.).

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; echocardiography; hypertension, pulmonary; hypertrophy; pulmonary artery; ventricular function.

Comment on

Validation of the Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion/Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure Ratio for the Assessment of Right Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension.
Tello K, Wan J, Dalmer A, Vanderpool R, Ghofrani HA, Naeije R, Roller F, Mohajerani E, Seeger W, Herberg U, Sommer N, Gall H, Richter MJ. Tello K, et al. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Sep;12(9):e009047. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009047. Epub 2019 Sep 10. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019. PMID: 31500448 Free PMC article.

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