Additional prognostic value of echocardiographic follow-up in pulmonary hypertension-role of 3D right ventricular area strain.

Description

Outcomes in pulmonary hypertension (PH) are related to right ventricular (RV) function and remodelling. We hypothesized that changes in RV function and especially area strain (AS) could provide incremental prognostic information compared to the use of baseline data only. We therefore aimed to assess RV function changes between baseline and 6-month follow-up and evaluate their prognostic value for PH patients using 3D echocardiography.