International Journal of Clinical Practice | 2021
Right ventricular contractility as a potential independent evaluation parameter in pulmonary hypertension
Abstract
Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a common disease with high disability and mortality rates, and can lead to right heart failure. We aimed to evaluate the capability of right ventricular pressure‐volume coupling parameters, end‐systolic elastance (Ees), right ventricular afterload (Ea), and arterial elastance (Ees/Ea) for assessing right ventricular performance during the chronic development of PAH.