Key result
Right ventricular capillary rarefaction is proposed as an important hallmark of right heart failure, with the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle functioning as an integrated unit.
Population
Patients with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure
Design
Review
Authors
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May support integrated RV-pulmonary assessment in PAH-related right heart failure; extends conceptual model but leaves open prospective validation.
Highlights the importance of viewing the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle as an integrated functional unit to better understand and treat right heart failure in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Voelkel et al. (2015) conducted a review in Pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure. Right ventricular capillary rarefaction is proposed as an important hallmark of right heart failure, with the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle functioning as an integrated unit.
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