Does the Method Matter? Direct Fick Versus Thermodilution in the Haemodynamic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension
We thank Melin et al for their important work [1].Collecting more than 852 simultaneous thermodilution 2 (TD) and direct Fick (DF) cardiac output (CO) measurements represents a substantial effort and provides
Authors
- Athénaïs Boucly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6246-5557)
- Léon Genecand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6965-0480)
- David Montani
- Olivier Sitbon
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Inserm (FR)
- HES-SO Genève (CH)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Bicêtre Hospital (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ESC Heart Failure
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eschf/xvag093
- Primary Topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00