Clinical Determinants and Prognostic Implications of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Chronic Lung Disease.

Background Patients with pulmonary hypertension caused by chronic lung disease (Group 3 PH ) have disproportionate right ventricle ( RV ) dysfunction, but the correlates and clinical implications of RV dysfunction in Group 3 PH are not well defined. Methods and Results We performed a cohort study of 147 Group 3 PH patients evaluated at the University of Minnesota. RV systolic function was quantified using right ventricular fractional area change ( RVFAC ) and dP /dt/instantaneous pressure.