Pulmonary Arterial Hemodynamic Assessment by Pulmonary Pulse Transit Time before and after Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty
The pPTT was high in postcapillary pulmonary hypertension (in MS patients) and reduced after correction of causative pathology; the pPTT is a valid measure to assess the improvement in PAH after BMV.
Authors
- Fatma Elzahraa Abdelmonem Zein
- M. Abdallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0739-8755)
- Amany Ragab Serag
- Mohamed Yahia Abd Elkhalek
Institutions
- Menoufia University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Echography
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_44_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42