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ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2025

Cardiac MRI-derived ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling predicts outcomes in connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.

Yidan Zhu, Ke Xu, Han Jia, Wangyan Liu, Xiaoxuan Sun, Qiang Wang, Yi Xu, Yinsu Zhu

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  1. Pulmonary ParenchymalJournal of clinical medicine · 2026
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Yidan ZhuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Ke XuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Han JiaDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Wangyan LiuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Xiaoxuan SunDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Qiang WangDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Yi XuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Yinsu ZhuDepartment of Radiology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, 42 Baiziting, Nanjing 210009, China.

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) parameters in patients with connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH). Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort study involved 135 patients with documented CTD-PAH. Cardiac functional parameters including right ventricle end-diastolic volume index (RVEDVI), end-systolic volume index (RVESVI), stroke volume index (RVSVI), ejection fraction (RVEF), and SV/ESV; the volumetric parameter; T1 mapping and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) parameters; strain parameters like RV global longitudinal strain(GLS); and hemodynamics parameters like mean velocity at the pulmonary artery (mvPA) and PA relative area change (PA RAC) were calculated from CMR images. Survival analysis was conducted using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression. The endpoint was the occurrence of clinical deterioration events. Results: The median follow-up time was 22.27 months (interquartile range: 11.5-31.9 months).RVIP ECV, RVGLS, RVEDVI, RVESVI, RVMI, and RAA, as well as mvPA, SV/ESV, RVEF, and PA RAC, were associated with adverse outcomes. SV/ESV ≤ 0.55, RV GLS > -12.1 %, and PA RAC≤ 16.1 % were significant independent predictors of prognosis. The combined parameters provided incremental prognostic value over COMPERA 2.0 (area under the curve (AUC) from 0.771 to 0.899; P = 0.001).And time-dependent ROC curve confirmed the predictive efficiency of the combined parameters in year 3, with the AUC reaching 0.821(95 % CI: 0.698-0.945). Conclusion: Multiparametric CMR provides a non-invasive, efficient method to assess prognosis in CTD-PAH patients. Key parameters including SV/ESV, RV GLS, and PA RAC significantly predicted survival and confer incremental prognostic utility over COMPERA 2.0, offering reliable prognostic markers for clinical interventions.

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Cardiac magnetic resonancePrognosisPulmonary hypertension associated with connective tissue diseaseRight ventricular pulmonary arterial coupling

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PMCPMC12637395

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