State-of-the-Art PaperRole of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Key Words
echocardiography
magnetic resonance imaging
pulmonary heart disease
remodeling
Abbreviations and Acronyms
cMRI
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
CTEPH
chronic thromboembolic pulmonary arterial hypertension
DCE
delayed contrast enhancement
IPAH
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
LV
left ventricle/ventricular
mPAP
mean pulmonary artery pressure
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
PA
pulmonary artery/arterial
PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
PVR
pulmonary vascular resistance
RHC
right heart catheterization
RV
right ventricular/ventricle
sPAP
systolic pulmonary artery pressure
VMI
ventricular mass index
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Supported by a grant from Actelion Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Benza received honoraria from Actelion, Encysive, and Pfizer.
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