Prognosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients with pericardial effusion before and after initiation of parenteral prostacyclin therapy

• Published in: Pulmonary circulation Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. e12226 - n/a
• Main Authors: Abu‐Rmaileh, Muhammad, Mirza, Omer, Patel, Chandni, Shah, Trushil, Hardin, Elizabeth A., Bartolome, Sonja D., Chin, Kelly M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2023; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Echocardiogram; Hemodynamics; Intubation; Medical prognosis; Missing data; Mortality; Pericardial Effusion; Prostacylcline Therapy; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Pulmonary hypertension; Research Letter; Ultrasonic imaging; Variance analysis; Pericardial Effusion; Echocardiogram; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Prostacylcline Therapy
• ISSN: 2045-8940; 2045-8932; 2045-8940
• DOI: 10.1002/pul2.12226

Few studies have evaluated the effects of pulmonary arterial hypertension therapies on pericardial effusion. We evaluated hemodynamics, echocardiograms, and outcomes for 119 parenteral prostanoid‐treated patients. We discovered an increased frequency of pericardial effusions posttreatment, and that...