High Right Ventricular Afterload during Exercise in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

The right ventricle (RV) is more sensitive to an increase in afterload than the left ventricle (LV), and RV afterload during exercise increases more easily than LV afterload. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)-specific therapy has improved pulmonary hemodynamics at rest; however, the pulmonary he...

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Main Authors: Mari Nishizaki, Aiko Ogawa, Hiromi Matsubara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/9/2024