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Review
. 2021 Oct 20;16(1):311.
doi: 10.1186/s13019-021-01696-4.

Clinical application of pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Jianying Deng  1
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Review

Clinical application of pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Jianying Deng. J Cardiothorac Surg. .

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a type of malignant pulmonary vascular disease, which is mainly caused by the increase of pulmonary vascular resistance due to the pathological changes of the pulmonary arteriole itself, which eventually leads to right heart failure and death. As one of the diagnostic indicators of hemodynamics, pulmonary vascular resistance plays an irreplaceable role in the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. It provides more references for the evaluation of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. This article summarizes the clinical application of pulmonary vascular resistance in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Keywords: Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Pulmonary circulation; Pulmonary vascular resistance.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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