Pulmonary arterial wedge pressure in healthy subjects: a meta-analysis

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 64; no. 2; p. 2400967
• Main Authors: Zeder, Katarina, Avian, Alexander, Mak, Susanna, Giannakoulas, George, Kawut, Steven M., Maron, Bradley A., Humbert, Marc, Olschewski, Horst, Kovacs, Gabor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnosis; Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology; Male; Pulmonary Artery - physiopathology; Pulmonary Wedge Pressure - physiology; Research Letters

Based on current international guidelines, pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) is critical for differentiating between pre- and post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) and plays an important role in the diagnosis of left heart failure [1, 2]. The current PAWP threshold to define post-capilla...