Is reactive pulmonary hypertension associated with increased mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure?
Reactive pulmonary hypertension identifies a subgroup of patients with acute decompensated heart failure who are at an increased risk of mortality.
Reactive PH is common among patients with acute decompensated heart failure after initial diuretic and vasodilator therapy. The adverse outcome associated with PH is predominantly due to increased mortality rates in the subgroup of patients with reactive PH.
Aronson et al. (Tue,) studied this question.