Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 54, Issue 1, Supplement, 30 June 2009, Pages S55-S66
State-of-the-Art PaperDiagnosis and Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Key Words
pulmonary arterial hypertension
diagnosis
assessment
Abbreviations and Acronyms
6MWD
6-min walk distance
BNP
brain natriuretic peptide
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
CO
cardiac output
CPET
cardiopulmonary exercise testing
FC
functional class
HR
heart rate
IPAH
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
LV
left ventricle/ventricular
mPAP
mean pulmonary arterial pressure
NIH
National Institutes of Health
NT-proBNP
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide
NYHA
New York Heart Association
PAH
pulmonary arterial hypertension
PAP
pulmonary arterial pressure
PH
pulmonary hypertension
PVR
pulmonary vascular resistance
RA
right atrial/atrium
RAP
right atrial pressure
RCT
randomized controlled trial
RHC
right heart catheterization
RV
right ventricle/ventricular
SSc
systemic sclerosis
TAPSE
tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion
TIPG
tricuspid insufficiency peak gradient
TJV
tricuspid jet velocity
ULN
upper limit of normal
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