Michele D'Alto, Marco Di Maio, Paola Argiento, Emanuele Romeo, Gaetano Rea, Biagio Liccardo, Carmen Del Giudice, Andrea Vergara, Eleonora Caiazza, Gerardo Elia Del Vecchio, Alessandro Di Vilio, Luna Gargani, Antonello D'Andrea, Eduardo Bossone, Paolo Golino, Eugenio Picano, Robert Naeije
AIMS: Recent studies have shown that lung ultrasound-assessed pulmonary congestion is worse in heart failure when pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is increased, suggesting a paradoxical relationship between right heart failure and increased lung water content. Accordingly, we wondered if lung ultrasound would reveal otherwise clinically silent pulmonary congestion in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS AND RESULTS: All patients referred for suspicion of PAH in a tertiary centre from January 2020 to December 2022 underwent a complete diagnostic work-up including echocardiography, lung ultrasound and right heart catheterization...
February 26, 2024: European Journal of Heart Failure