Cardiac MRI as a diagnostic tool in pulmonary hypertension. Future Cardiol 2014 Jan;10(1):117-30
Date
12/19/2013Pubmed ID
24344668DOI
10.2217/fca.13.97Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84891112935 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 8 CitationsAbstract
Pulmonary hypertension is characterized by alterations in the viscoelastic properties of the pulmonary arteries, leading to increased pulmonary arterial stiffness and elevated pressures. Early detection and accurate quantification of pulmonary hypertension are limitations to conventional noninvasive imaging and may have therapeutic implications. Cardiac MRI provides important information that can aid the clinician, particularly relating to morphologic right ventricular alterations and quantification of stiffness, as well as providing a novel prognostic framework.
Author List
Alassas K, Mergo P, Ibrahim el-S, Burger C, Safford R, Parikh P, Shapiro BMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Heart VentriclesHumans
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pulmonary Artery
