Key result
Delayed contrast enhancement appears in ~92% of PH patients, correlating with RV function and hemodynamics.
Why the study?
The presence and extent of delayed contrast enhancement in patients with pulmonary hypertension using contrast enhanced-cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging was not well characterized.
Does contrast enhanced-cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging detect delayed contrast enhancement and correlate with hemodynamics in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
Population
25 patients with pulmonary hypertension
Design
Observational study using ce-CMR and right heart catheterization
Authors
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DCE in PHT may signal RV involvement; leaves open its prognostic value and therapeutic implications.
Observational (n=25)
Does contrast enhanced-cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging detect delayed contrast enhancement and correlate with hemodynamics in patients with pulmonary hypertension?
Delayed contrast enhancement on ce-CMR is common in patients with pulmonary hypertension and correlates with right ventricular function and pulmonary hemodynamics.
Blyth et al. (2005) conducted an observational in pulmonary hypertension (n=25). Contrast enhanced-cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (ce-CMR) was evaluated on Presence of delayed contrast enhancement (DCE). Delayed contrast enhancement on ce-CMR was present in 92% (23 of 25) of patients with pulmonary hypertension and correlated with right ventricular function and pulmonary hemodynamics.
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