Key result
The ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure reflects haemodynamic severity and predicts survival in pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases.
Why the study?
Does the ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure predict survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases?
Does the ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure predict survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases?
TAPSE/sPAP is a useful echocardiographic marker for assessing severity and prognosis in pulmonary hypertension secondary to lung disease.
The ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure is a simple echocardiographic parameter that reflects haemodynamic severity and predicts survival in pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases.http://bit.ly/2KgLAbR
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Tello et al. (2019) studied this question. The ratio of tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion to systolic pulmonary artery pressure reflects haemodynamic severity and predicts survival in pulmonary hypertension due to lung diseases.
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