An Unwelcome Embrace: Adverse Pulmonary-Aortic Interactions in Pulmonary Hypertension.
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DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.117.006063
Abstract: Vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension (PH) causes increased ventricular afterload, resulting in right ventricular failure and high mortality.1 Afterload is the mechanical impedance imposed by the arterial tree, against which the ventricle must work to… read more here.
Keywords: ventricular afterload; pulmonary hypertension; unwelcome embrace; afterload ... See more keywords