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Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Editorial Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension A Novel Marker for Disease Severity? Luc L. Mertens, MD, PhD redicting outcomes in children with pulmonary arterial helpful in defining functional status and outcomes. Recently, Phypertension (PAH) remains challenging. This is related the development of speckle-tracking echocardiography has to the rarity of the disease, the variable etiologies, the differ- provided new tools for studying the different components ent pathophysiology in nonidiopathic pediatric PAH and the of atrial function. In adults, assessment of RA function has constantly changing treatments. Data from adult PAH stud- proven useful in outcome prediction for adult patients but to ies cannot be readily extrapolated to pediatric cohorts as dis- date limited data have been available in children. ease progression and specific pediatric studies are necessary. In this issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Jone Recent guidelines summarize the current knowledge on pedi- et al study parameters of RA size and function in children atric PAH and its clinical management. with pulmonary hypertension. It is a retrospective singe-center study including 66 children with PAH caused by different eti- See Article by Jone et al ologies with idiopathic PAH being the predominant diagnosis Apart from clinical parameters and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging Wolters Kluwer Health

Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging , Volume 10 (12) – Dec 1, 2017

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Wolters Kluwer Health
Copyright
© 2017 American Heart Association, Inc.
ISSN
1941-9651
eISSN
1942-0080
DOI
10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.007264
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Abstract

Editorial Right Atrial Contractile Function in Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension A Novel Marker for Disease Severity? Luc L. Mertens, MD, PhD redicting outcomes in children with pulmonary arterial helpful in defining functional status and outcomes. Recently, Phypertension (PAH) remains challenging. This is related the development of speckle-tracking echocardiography has to the rarity of the disease, the variable etiologies, the differ- provided new tools for studying the different components ent pathophysiology in nonidiopathic pediatric PAH and the of atrial function. In adults, assessment of RA function has constantly changing treatments. Data from adult PAH stud- proven useful in outcome prediction for adult patients but to ies cannot be readily extrapolated to pediatric cohorts as dis- date limited data have been available in children. ease progression and specific pediatric studies are necessary. In this issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, Jone Recent guidelines summarize the current knowledge on pedi- et al study parameters of RA size and function in children atric PAH and its clinical management. with pulmonary hypertension. It is a retrospective singe-center study including 66 children with PAH caused by different eti- See Article by Jone et al ologies with idiopathic PAH being the predominant diagnosis Apart from clinical parameters and

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Circulation: Cardiovascular ImagingWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Dec 1, 2017

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