Right ventricular longitudinal function is associated with exercise capacity in pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension: a multimodality imaging study
Raluca Jumatate, Ashkan Labaf, Annika Ingvarsson, Mikael Johansson, Ellen Ostenfeld, Anna Werther-Evaldsson · 2026
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Raluca Jumatate and colleagues link right heart muscle stretch function to walking capacity in lung hypertension in a 2026 imaging study. Forty-nine patients with pre-capillary disease had walk tests, blood markers, catheter measures, and both ultrasound and MRI heart scans, mostly within one day. Right heart function was clearly impaired across the group.
Walk distance tied to several lengthwise function measures in adjusted models, no matter which scan supplied them. A blood marker of heart strain reflected filling pressures more than muscle function after adjustment. The authors conclude that resting lengthwise function helps explain exercise limits in this disease.
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| CREATOR | Raluca Jumatate, Ashkan Labaf, Annika Ingvarsson, Mikael Johansson, Ellen Ostenfeld, Anna Werther-Evaldsson |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69152 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |