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Nazzereno Galiè1, Lewis Rubin, Gérald Simonneau
1Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. nazzareno.galie@unibo.it.
Abstract:
The meeting of the Advisory Board of Experts in Pulmonary Hypertension (ABEPH) in 2011 discussed the potential development of a prognostic score for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) based on parameters associated with right ventricular function. During the discussion, a shortlist of parameters derived from hemodynamic, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and biomarker analysis was developed. This shortlist is the starting point for developing a score that reflects heart function; such a score could have potential in the future clinical management of patients with PAH.
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