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Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension

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Abstract

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) can affect the course of different lung diseases, mainly chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), interstitial lung diseases (ILD), and obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS). It is crucial to diagnose PH by using biomarkers, pulmonary function testing, imaging modalities, echocardiography, and, if possible, the gold standard test right heart catheterization. Noninvasive ventilation can improve PH-related symptoms in these patients.

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Abbreviations

6MWD:

6-min walk distance

COPD:

Chronic obstructive lung disease

DLCO:

Diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide

FEV1:

Forced expiratory volume

FVC:

Forced vital capacity

HRCT:

High-resolution computed tomography

ILD:

Interstitial lung diseases

IPF:

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

LA:

Left atrium

mPAP:

Mean pulmonary arterial pressure

NIV:

Noninvasive mechanical ventilation

OHS:

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome

OSAS:

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

PaCO2:

Partial pressure of carbon dioxide

PAH:

Pulmonary arterial hypertension

PAWP:

Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure

PH:

Pulmonary hypertension

PVR:

Pulmonary vascular resistance

RA:

Right atrium

RV:

Right ventricular

SvO2:

Mixed venous oxygen saturation

WU:

Wood units

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  1. Department of Chest Diseases, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Dorina Esendagli

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

    Gulseren Elay

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain

    Antonio M. Esquinas

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Esendagli, D., Elay, G. (2021). Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Pulmonary Hypertension. In: Esquinas, A.M. (eds) Pulmonary Function Measurement in Noninvasive Ventilatory Support. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76197-4_27

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