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Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Interventions

  • 06-04-2024
  • Heart Surgery
  • Congenital Heart Disease (RA Krasuski and G Fleming, Section Editors)
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Abstract

Purpose of Review

This review aims to summarize the fundamentals of RV-PA coupling, its non-invasive means of measurement, and contemporary understanding of RV-PA coupling in cardiac surgery, cardiac interventions, and congenital heart disease.

Recent Findings

The need for more accessible clinical means of evaluation of RV-PA coupling has driven researchers to investigate surrogates using cardiac MRI, echocardiography, and right-sided pressure measurements in patients undergoing cardiac surgery/interventions, as well as patients with congenital heart disease. Recent research has aimed to validate these alternative means against the gold standard, as well as establish cut-off values predictive of morbidity and/or mortality. This emerging evidence lays the groundwork for identifying appropriate RV-PA coupling surrogates and integrating them into perioperative clinical practice.
Title
Right Ventricle-Pulmonary Artery Coupling in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Interventions
Authors
Crosby Culp
Jon Andrews
Katherine Wang Sun
Kendall Hunter
Anne Cherry
Mihai Podgoreanu
Alina Nicoara
Publication date
06-04-2024
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 6/2024
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-024-02052-3
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