Publications by authors named "Veronica Vecchiato"
Aims: The use of loop diuretics in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is less frequent compared with heart failure. The clinical and prognostic characteristics of PAH patients according to loop diuretic use remain unexplored. In this study, we retrospectively analysed the characteristics and survival of PAH patients requiring different doses of loop diuretics.
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- - The study aimed to gather real-world data on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a left heart disease phenotype (PAH-LHD) by reviewing the records of 286 patients from 2001 to 2021 to evaluate their risk of death and treatment outcomes.
- - Results showed that patients with PAH-LHD were generally older, had higher BMI and more cardiovascular issues, but better right ventricular function compared to those without LHD; however, survival rates were similar between both groups despite PAH-LHD patients receiving less aggressive treatment.
- - The COMPERA 2.0 scoring system was found to be effective in assessing mortality risk for PAH-LHD patients during follow-up, indicating that these patients experience less severe
Background: Risk scores are important tools for the prognostic stratification of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Their performance and the additional impact of comorbidities across age groups is unknown.
Methods: Patients with PAH enrolled from 2001 to 2021 were divided in ≥65 years old vs <65 years old patients.