A Comprehensive Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

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  Figure 1. Schematic representation of the pathophysiological process leading to the increased RV afterload. APE = acute pulmonary embolism. mPAP = mean pulmonary artery pressure. PAC = pulmonary artery compliance. PVR = pulmonary vascular resistance. RV = right ventricle.

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  Figure 2. The transition from an adaptative RV phenotype to a maladaptative phenotype.

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  Figure 3. Schematic representation of the evolution of the mPAP, RV geometry, and RV function across time after PEA. The dotted line represents the normal expected values for each parameter. Green = RV function. Blue = RV geometry and dilatation. Red = mPAP if normalized. Orange = mPAP if residual PH after PEA. Dotted lines represent normal situations.