Predictive value of NT-proBNP combined with exercise capacity variables in pulmonary artery disease: Insights from a Spanish cohort.

Quezada-Loaiza, Carlos A. ; Flox-Camacho, Ángela ; Santos-Lozano, Alejandro ; Sanchis-Gomar, Fabian ; González-Saiz, Laura ; Sanz-Ayan, Paz ; Garatachea, Nuria (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lucia, Alejandro ; Escribano-Subías, Pilar

Resumen: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a uniformly progressive, fatal disease characterized by right-ventricle failure and defined by levels of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) =25 mm Hg [1]. The term pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) implies a patient subset with pre-capillary PH, being levels of pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) =15 mm Hg and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) N3 Wood units (WU) [1]. A greater understanding of the disease has led to important therapeutic advances [2]. Yet the mean survival rates of PAH patients at 1, 3, 5 and 7 yrs have been recently estimated at 91%, 74%, 65% and 59%, respectively [3]. Identification of valid predictors of survival is thus of paramount importance to help in monitoring these patients and guiding their treatment...

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.155

Año: 2015

Publicado en: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 186 (2015), 32-34
ISSN: 0167-5273

Factor impacto JCR: 4.638 (2015)

Categ. JCR: CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS rank: 20 / 124 = 0.161 (2015) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.54 - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Q1)

Tipo y forma: (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Educación Física y Depor. (Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería)