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SUBMITTER: Correale M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178492 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Correale Michele M Monaco Ilenia I Ferraretti Armando A Tricarico Lucia L Sicuranza Monica M Gallotta Anna Maria AM Formica Ennio Sascia ES Acanfora Gianfranco G Di Biase Matteo M Brunetti Natale Daniele ND
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature 20200421
<h4>Background</h4>Several cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) parameters (peak VO<sub>2</sub>, PetCO<sub>2</sub> and VE/VCO<sub>2</sub>) emerged as tools for the prediction of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Less is known on ventilatory power (VP) in patients with suspect PAH.<h4>Aim</h4>To ascertain possible correlations between VP derived at CPET and hemodynamic parameters at right heart catheterization (RHC) indicative of PH.<h4>Methods</h4>Forty-seven consecutive outpatients with su ...[more]