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Editorial
. 2022 Sep 6;11(17):e026589.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.026589. Epub 2022 Sep 5.

Right Heart Catheterization-To Do or Not To Do? Introducing a New Diagnostic Algorithm for Pulmonary Hypertension

John J Ryan  1 , Mardi Gomberg-Maitland  2
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Editorial

Right Heart Catheterization-To Do or Not To Do? Introducing a New Diagnostic Algorithm for Pulmonary Hypertension

John J Ryan et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; algorithms; cardiac catheterization; hypertension; pulmonary.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. The Utah‐George Washington Diagnostic Algorithm for pulmonary hypertension.
ANA indicates antinuclear antibody; CT, computed tomography; CTPA, CT pulmonary angiogram; CXR, chest x‐ray; DLCO, diffusion capacity; LFTs, liver function tests; PCWP, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; PFT, pulmonary function test; PH, pulmonary hypertension; and VQ, ventilation‐perfusion scan.
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Comment on

  • Clinical Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Right Heart Catheterizations in Community Hospitals.
    Jansen SMA, Huis In 't Veld AE, Tolen PHCG, Jacobs W, Willemsen HM, Grotjohan HP, Waskowsky M, van der Maten J, van der Weerdt A, Hoekstra R, Pérez Matos AJ, Overbeek MJ, Mollema SA, El Bouazzaoui LHH, Vriend JWJ, Roorda JMM, de Nooijer R, van der Lee I, Voogel AJ, Post JC, Macken T, Aerts JM, van de Ven MJT, Bergman H, Bakker-de Boo M, de Boer RC, Vonk Noordegraaf A, de Man FS, Bogaard HJ. Jansen SMA, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Sep 6;11(17):e025143. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025143. Epub 2022 Sep 5. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022. PMID: 36062610 Free PMC article.

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