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ArticleCirculation. Cardiovascular imaging2024

Use of Right Ventricular Free-Wall Strain in a Multivariable Estimate of Right Ventricular-Arterial Coupling in Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Charles T Simpkin, D Dunbar Ivy, Mark K Friedberg, Dale A Burkett

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Prognostic Value of the RVFWLS/PASP Ratio in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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  3. [Role of echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular function in pulmonary hypertension].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026
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4 authors.

Charles T SimpkinDivision of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (C.T.S., D.D.I., D.A.B.).ORCID 0009-0007-3295-8335
D Dunbar IvyDivision of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (C.T.S., D.D.I., D.A.B.).ORCID 0000-0003-2541-3402
Mark K FriedbergDivision of Cardiology, Labatt Family Heart Center, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (M.K.F.).ORCID 0000-0002-4108-5560
Dale A BurkettDivision of Cardiology, Heart Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora (C.T.S., D.D.I., D.A.B.).ORCID 0000-0002-2934-315X

Funding

Translational Pulmonary Vascular Biology ProgramT32HL007171 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Sonia Castro Flores, Tim Lahm · 1985 to 2026
$9.4M
BLRD VA I01 BX002042NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007171
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRight ventricular-arterial coupling (RVAC) describes the relationship between right ventricular contractility and pulmonary vascular afterload. Noninvasive surrogates for RVAC using echocardiographic estimates of right ventricular function, such as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), have been shown to correlate with invasively measured RVAC and predict clinical outcomes in pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. However, given the limitations of TAPSE at accurately estimating right ventricular function in children, we hypothesized that a multivariable estimate of RVAC using right ventricular free-wall longitudinal strain (RVFW-LS) may perform better than those utilizing TAPSE at predicting clinical outcomes.

methodsIn all, 108 children from 2 institutions with pulmonary arterial hypertension underwent hemodynamic catheterization with simultaneous echocardiography. In a retrospective analysis, hybrid (echo and invasive) RVAC metrics included TAPSE/pulmonary vascular resistance (PVRi) and RVFW-LS/PVRi. Noninvasive echocardiographic metrics were TAPSE/echo-derived pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and RVFW-LS/PASP.

resultsRVFW-LS correlated with PVRi (r=0.315,

conclusionsIn the pediatric population, baseline PVRi and echo-estimated PASP were strongly associated with adverse clinical outcomes, but TAPSE and RVFW-LS were not. Estimates of RVAC utilizing RVFW-LS were superior to those utilizing TAPSE-however, only marginally additive to PASP and PVRi at predicting the adverse clinical outcome in patients without a history of repaired congenital heart disease.

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Cardiac CatheterizationPulmonary ArteryVentricular Function, RightAdolescentArterial PressureChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHeart VentriclesHumansInfantMalePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisPulmonary Arterial HypertensionRetrospective Studiescatheterizationechocardiographyheart defects, congenitalpulmonary arterial hypertensionventricular function, right

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PMCPMC11658794

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