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SUBMITTER: Querejeta Roca G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551563 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Querejeta Roca Gabriela G Campbell Patricia P Claggett Brian B Vazir Ali A Quinn Debbie D Solomon Scott D SD Shah Amil M AM
European journal of heart failure 20141104 1
<h4>Aims</h4>As pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, particularly among patients with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, we aimed to determine the impact of therapy to reduce pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) on RV and LV deformation in PAH.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Right ventricular free wall longitudinal strain (FWLS) and LV global circumferential strain (CS) were measured at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks in 68 patients with adva ...[more]