Consequences of the Updated Hemodynamic Criteria for the Classification of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Disease

Integrating routine mental health support in pulmonary hypertension care is not just a matter of efficiency but also of recognition, equity, and epistemic justice.

Patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary disease (CTEPD) without resting pulmonary hypertension (PH) frequently experience dyspnea which is not explained by stationary assessment and therefore requires cardiopulmonary exercise testing for further diagnostic insight.

Pulmonary artery pressures (PAPs) often become abnormal during exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). This study sought to determine whether exercise-induced pulmonary hypertension (EIPH) assessed by exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) would be associated with subsequent increases in resting PAPs in patients with SSc.

Accurate resting oxygen consumption (rVO2) quantification is critical for Fick-derived cardiac output calculations.